Aldrich vs Verndale

A side-by-side comparison of Aldrich and Verndale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Verndale has the higher population (479 vs 31 in Aldrich). Verndale has the higher median household income ($44,083 vs $36,875 in Aldrich). Verndale has the higher median home value ($105,500 vs $90,000 in Aldrich).

Population, income & housing

	Aldrich	Verndale
Population	31	479
Median age	63.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,875	$44,083
Median home value	$90,000	$105,500
Median gross rent	—	$661
Housing units	25	248
Homeownership rate	62.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aldrich	Verndale
Population	51 → 31 (-39.2%)	555 → 479 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $36,875 (-19.5%)	$41,071 → $44,083 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $90,000 (-34.5%)	$86,200 → $105,500 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$564 → $661 (+17.2%)

Aldrich

Population

5131

Median household income

$45,833$36,875

Median home value

$137,500$90,000

Verndale

Population

555479

Median household income

$41,071$44,083

Median home value

$86,200$105,500

Median gross rent

$564$661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aldrich	Verndale
Under 5	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	6.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	3.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	32.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	29.0%	11.7%
75 and over	9.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aldrich	Verndale
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aldrich	Verndale
No high school diploma	24.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aldrich	Verndale
Drove alone	84.6%	69.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.4%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aldrich	Verndale
1-unit, detached	96.0%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Aldrich	Verndale
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1956	1961