Burtrum vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Burtrum and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burtrum has the higher population (94 vs 85 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $38,542 in Burtrum). West Union has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $88,900 in Burtrum).

Population, income & housing

	Burtrum	West Union
Population	94	85
Median age	56.3 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,542	$56,875
Median home value	$88,900	$100,000
Median gross rent	$780	$1,313
Housing units	67	53
Homeownership rate	72.7%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burtrum	West Union
Population	103 → 94 (-8.7%)	113 → 85 (-24.8%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $38,542 (+6.3%)	$51,875 → $56,875 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $88,900 (+31.7%)	$108,300 → $100,000 (-7.7%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $780 (+27.2%)	—

Burtrum

Population

10394

Median household income

$36,250$38,542

Median home value

$67,500$88,900

Median gross rent

$613$780

West Union

Population

11385

Median household income

$51,875$56,875

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burtrum	West Union
Under 5	2.1%	1.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	6.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	7.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	8.5%	3.5%
55 to 64	37.2%	32.9%
65 to 74	3.2%	4.7%
75 and over	13.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burtrum	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burtrum	West Union
No high school diploma	13.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	55.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burtrum	West Union
Drove alone	59.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	11.1%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burtrum	West Union
1-unit, detached	73.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burtrum	West Union
Poverty rate	3.2%	25.9%
Average household size	1.71	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1944	1953