Barnesville

Population: 2,757
Median household income: $83,333
Median home value: $218,300

Located in Clay County, Minnesota, Barnesville is a community with a population of 2,757. The median household income of $83,333 is above the Clay County median ($77,664).

Between 2019 and 2023, Barnesville's population grew 6.8% from 2,582 to 2,757, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $161,100 to $218,300.

30.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,757
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $83,333
Median home value: $218,300
Median gross rent: $862
Housing units: 1,076
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5822,757

Median household income

$72,177$83,333

Median home value

$161,100$218,300

Median gross rent

$728$862

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,582	$72,177	$161,100	$728
2020	2,589	$66,875	$166,900	$765
2021	2,757	$62,346	$174,100	$747
2022	2,773	$68,750	$201,900	$808
2023	2,757	$83,333	$218,300	$862

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1727.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	3.4%
5 to 17	744	27.0%
18 to 24	205	7.4%
25 to 34	368	13.3%
35 to 44	377	13.7%
45 to 54	374	13.6%
55 to 64	217	7.9%
65 to 74	175	6.3%
75 and over	204	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,624	95.2%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	67	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.4%
Some other race	13	0.5%
Two or more races	27	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate20.7%

Some college or associate's44.9%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	3.9%
High school graduate	355	20.7%
Some college or associate's	770	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	419	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	104	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,074	76.1%
Carpooled	171	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	2.6%
Bicycle	12	0.9%
Worked from home	108	7.7%
Other means	9	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	31.2%
15 to 29 min	146	11.2%
30 to 44 min	624	47.9%
45 to 59 min	83	6.4%
60+ min	43	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 6.4% (175 of 2,717)

	Count	Share
Family households	745	72.3%
Nonfamily households	285	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,030	95.7%
Vacant	46	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	846	82.1%
Renter-occupied	184	17.9%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	885	82.2%
1-unit, attached	19	1.8%
2 to 4 units	53	4.9%
5 to 19 units	104	9.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2703574
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 46.6508, -96.4151