Garfield

Population: 295
Median household income: $70,250
Median home value: $162,500

Garfield, a community in Douglas County, Minnesota, has 295 residents. Its median household income of $70,250 runs below the Douglas County figure of $77,264.

From 2019 to 2023, Garfield's population declined 26.1% from 399 to 295, while its median home value rose 3.6% from $156,900 to $162,500.

Owners occupy 87.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 295
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,250
Median home value: $162,500
Median gross rent: $477
Housing units: 177
Homeownership rate: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

399295

Median household income

$59,844$70,250

Median home value

$156,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$733$477

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	399	$59,844	$156,900	$733
2020	362	$51,667	$136,300	$733
2021	413	$60,714	$146,900	$761
2022	308	$68,750	$163,700	$485
2023	295	$70,250	$162,500	$477

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5419.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.7%
5 to 17	29	9.8%
18 to 24	27	9.2%
25 to 34	39	13.2%
35 to 44	34	11.5%
45 to 54	57	19.3%
55 to 64	45	15.3%
65 to 74	24	8.1%
75 and over	35	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	278	94.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's44.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	0.9%
High school graduate	101	43.2%
Some college or associate's	103	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	26	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	127	83.0%
Carpooled	14	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	26.2%
15 to 29 min	76	53.9%
30 to 44 min	12	8.5%
45 to 59 min	8	5.7%
60+ min	8	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 1.4% (4 of 295)

	Count	Share
Family households	65	38.0%
Nonfamily households	106	62.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	171	96.6%
Vacant	6	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	149	87.1%
Renter-occupied	22	12.9%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	153	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2723120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 45.9376, -95.4985