Bertha vs Staples

A side-by-side comparison of Bertha and Staples: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Staples has the higher population (2,359 vs 489 in Bertha). Bertha has the higher median household income ($54,821 vs $51,506 in Staples). Staples has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $77,900 in Bertha).

Population, income & housing

	Bertha	Staples
Population	489	2,359
Median age	42.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,821	$51,506
Median home value	$77,900	$119,300
Median gross rent	$750	$856
Housing units	238	1,137
Homeownership rate	76.6%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bertha	Staples
Population	635 → 489 (-23.0%)	3,093 → 2,359 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$51,406 → $54,821 (+6.6%)	$45,152 → $51,506 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $77,900 (+23.5%)	$90,500 → $119,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $750 (+25.0%)	$740 → $856 (+15.7%)

Bertha

Population

635489

Median household income

$51,406$54,821

Median home value

$63,100$77,900

Median gross rent

$600$750

Staples

Population

3,0932,359

Median household income

$45,152$51,506

Median home value

$90,500$119,300

Median gross rent

$740$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bertha	Staples
Under 5	5.9%	8.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	17.8%	6.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	4.1%	12.0%
75 and over	10.2%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bertha	Staples
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bertha	Staples
No high school diploma	16.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	35.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bertha	Staples
Drove alone	73.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	11.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	5.5%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bertha	Staples
1-unit, detached	73.5%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Bertha	Staples
Poverty rate	11.3%	17.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1954	1962