Gaylord

Population: 2,074
Median household income: $60,500
Median home value: $163,300

Gaylord, a community in Sibley County, Minnesota, has 2,074 residents. Its median household income of $60,500 runs below the Sibley County figure of $76,082.

From 2019 to 2023, Gaylord's population grew 17.2% from 1,769 to 2,074, while its median home value rose 32.7% from $123,100 to $163,300.

12.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,074
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,500
Median home value: $163,300
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 982
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7692,074

Median household income

$46,550$60,500

Median home value

$123,100$163,300

Median gross rent

$646$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,769	$46,550	$123,100	$646
2020	1,958	$48,654	$134,700	$759
2021	1,966	$52,917	$143,900	$795
2022	2,082	$62,083	$150,500	$780
2023	2,074	$60,500	$163,300	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	3.8%
5 to 17	373	18.0%
18 to 24	193	9.3%
25 to 34	263	12.7%
35 to 44	192	9.3%
45 to 54	290	14.0%
55 to 64	369	17.8%
65 to 74	141	6.8%
75 and over	175	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,416	68.3%
Black or African American	11	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.6%
Two or more races	49	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	545	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	12.4%
High school graduate	516	36.1%
Some college or associate's	558	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	139	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	826	81.0%
Carpooled	103	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	7.5%
Other means	14	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	431	45.7%
15 to 29 min	180	19.1%
30 to 44 min	198	21.0%
45 to 59 min	103	10.9%
60+ min	31	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 15.9% (318 of 2,006)

	Count	Share
Family households	502	58.1%
Nonfamily households	362	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	864	88.0%
Vacant	118	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	543	62.8%
Renter-occupied	321	37.2%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units15.8%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	666	67.8%
1-unit, attached	37	3.8%
2 to 4 units	20	2.0%
5 to 19 units	80	8.1%
20 or more units	155	15.8%
Mobile home & other	24	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2723300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.5558, -94.2132