Gaylord vs New Auburn

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

Gaylord and New Auburn 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 453 in New Auburn). New Auburn has the higher median household income ($68,977 vs $60,500 in Gaylord). Gaylord has the higher median home value ($163,300 vs $140,900 in New Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Gaylord	New Auburn
Population	2,074	453
Median age	43.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,500	$68,977
Median home value	$163,300	$140,900
Median gross rent	$739	$900
Housing units	982	210
Homeownership rate	62.8%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaylord	New Auburn
Population	1,769 → 2,074 (+17.2%)	531 → 453 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$46,550 → $60,500 (+30.0%)	$32,363 → $68,977 (+113.1%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $163,300 (+32.7%)	$93,300 → $140,900 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $739 (+14.4%)	$620 → $900 (+45.2%)

Gaylord

Population

1,7692,074

Median household income

$46,550$60,500

Median home value

$123,100$163,300

Median gross rent

$646$739

New Auburn

Population

531453

Median household income

$32,363$68,977

Median home value

$93,300$140,900

Median gross rent

$620$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gaylord	New Auburn
Under 5	3.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	22.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	17.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	13.2%
75 and over	8.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaylord	New Auburn
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaylord	New Auburn
No high school diploma	12.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	36.1%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaylord	New Auburn
Drove alone	81.0%	88.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gaylord	New Auburn
1-unit, detached	67.8%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	4.8%
20 or more units	15.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Gaylord	New Auburn
Poverty rate	15.9%	3.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1970	1958