Gaylord vs Henderson

A side-by-side comparison of Gaylord and Henderson: population, income, housing, and more.

Gaylord and Henderson are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gaylord has the higher population (2,074 vs 933 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $60,500 in Gaylord). Henderson has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $163,300 in Gaylord).

Population, income & housing

	Gaylord	Henderson
Population	2,074	933
Median age	43.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,500	$88,750
Median home value	$163,300	$207,800
Median gross rent	$739	$926
Housing units	982	413
Homeownership rate	62.8%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaylord	Henderson
Population	1,769 → 2,074 (+17.2%)	888 → 933 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$46,550 → $60,500 (+30.0%)	$70,673 → $88,750 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $163,300 (+32.7%)	$137,300 → $207,800 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $739 (+14.4%)	$788 → $926 (+17.5%)

Gaylord

Population

1,7692,074

Median household income

$46,550$60,500

Median home value

$123,100$163,300

Median gross rent

$646$739

Henderson

Population

888933

Median household income

$70,673$88,750

Median home value

$137,300$207,800

Median gross rent

$788$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gaylord	Henderson
Under 5	3.8%	9.4%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	3.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	19.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	17.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	8.1%
75 and over	8.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaylord	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaylord	Henderson
No high school diploma	12.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	36.1%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaylord	Henderson
Drove alone	81.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	13.2%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gaylord	Henderson
1-unit, detached	67.8%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	15.8%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Gaylord	Henderson
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1970	1953