Grey Eagle vs West Union

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

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

Grey Eagle has the higher population (259 vs 85 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $46,750 in Grey Eagle). Grey Eagle has the higher median home value ($178,000 vs $100,000 in West Union).

Population, income & housing

	Grey Eagle	West Union
Population	259	85
Median age	56.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,750	$56,875
Median home value	$178,000	$100,000
Median gross rent	$360	$1,313
Housing units	170	53
Homeownership rate	74.1%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grey Eagle	West Union
Population	307 → 259 (-15.6%)	113 → 85 (-24.8%)
Median household income	$36,167 → $46,750 (+29.3%)	$51,875 → $56,875 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$98,600 → $178,000 (+80.5%)	$108,300 → $100,000 (-7.7%)
Median gross rent	$504 → $360 (-28.6%)	—

Grey Eagle

Population

307259

Median household income

$36,167$46,750

Median home value

$98,600$178,000

Median gross rent

$504$360

West Union

Population

11385

Median household income

$51,875$56,875

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grey Eagle	West Union
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	11.8%
25 to 34	3.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	18.1%	3.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	32.9%
65 to 74	18.9%	4.7%
75 and over	18.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grey Eagle	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	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	7.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grey Eagle	West Union
No high school diploma	11.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	55.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grey Eagle	West Union
Drove alone	77.3%	75.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	11.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grey Eagle	West Union
1-unit, detached	80.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grey Eagle	West Union
Poverty rate	14.7%	25.9%
Average household size	1.86	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1969	1953