Canby

Population: 1,563
Median household income: $58,839
Median home value: $131,800

Canby, a community in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, has 1,563 residents. At $58,839, its median household income sits below Yellow Medicine County's $71,573.

Between 2019 and 2023, Canby's population declined 2.6% from 1,605 to 1,563, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $93,200 to $131,800.

12.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.19 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,563
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,839
Median home value: $131,800
Median gross rent: $600
Housing units: 805
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6051,563

Median household income

$49,280$58,839

Median home value

$93,200$131,800

Median gross rent

$458$600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,605	$49,280	$93,200	$458
2020	1,558	$50,992	$98,600	$448
2021	1,497	$53,634	$106,400	$496
2022	1,479	$55,870	$133,400	$552
2023	1,563	$58,839	$131,800	$600

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	4.4%
5 to 17	305	19.5%
18 to 24	116	7.4%
25 to 34	214	13.7%
35 to 44	187	12.0%
45 to 54	96	6.1%
55 to 64	202	12.9%
65 to 74	164	10.5%
75 and over	211	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,455	93.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	5.7%
High school graduate	364	33.9%
Some college or associate's	462	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	140	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	47	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	515	77.3%
Carpooled	18	2.7%
Public transit	10	1.5%
Walked	37	5.6%
Bicycle	8	1.2%
Worked from home	76	11.4%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	363	61.5%
15 to 29 min	67	11.4%
30 to 44 min	85	14.4%
45 to 59 min	38	6.4%
60+ min	37	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 12.0% (183 of 1,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	429	64.1%
Nonfamily households	240	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	669	83.1%
Vacant	136	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	553	82.7%
Renter-occupied	116	17.3%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	633	78.6%
1-unit, attached	8	1.0%
2 to 4 units	48	6.0%
5 to 19 units	109	13.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2709604
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 44.7161, -96.2698