Comfrey

Population: 297
Median household income: $60,750
Median home value: $93,300

Located in Brown County, Minnesota, Comfrey is a community with a population of 297. Its median household income of $60,750 runs below the Brown County figure of $68,690.

Between 2019 and 2023, Comfrey's population declined 20.8% from 375 to 297, while its median home value rose 13.8% from $82,000 to $93,300.

The median resident is 42.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 297
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,750
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 178
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

375297

Median household income

$51,750$60,750

Median home value

$82,000$93,300

Median gross rent

$563$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	375	$51,750	$82,000	$563
2020	330	$51,250	$80,800	$517
2021	305	$47,750	$79,700	$515
2022	370	$56,429	$86,700	$580
2023	297	$60,750	$93,300	$625

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	4.0%
5 to 17	63	21.2%
18 to 24	12	4.0%
25 to 34	28	9.4%
35 to 44	47	15.8%
45 to 54	27	9.1%
55 to 64	41	13.8%
65 to 74	33	11.1%
75 and over	34	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	269	90.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	4.8%
High school graduate	87	41.4%
Some college or associate's	80	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	20	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone91.5%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	140	91.5%
Carpooled	1	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	6.5%
Bicycle	2	1.3%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	34.0%
15 to 29 min	46	30.1%
30 to 44 min	39	25.5%
45 to 59 min	7	4.6%
60+ min	9	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 11.1% (33 of 297)

	Count	Share
Family households	78	54.5%
Nonfamily households	65	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	80.3%
Vacant	35	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	118	82.5%
Renter-occupied	25	17.5%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	3.4%
5 to 19 units	11	6.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2712772
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.1111, -94.9028