CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Barnum

Minnesota · 511 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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Barnum is a city of 511 people in Minnesota. Households here earn about 43% less than in Minnesota as a whole. The typical home is worth $30,300. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $17,639, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $267 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

511

−3%vs 2000

vs 525 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024503

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.4%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(37)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(32)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(27)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(86)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(72)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(41)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(35)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(36)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,639

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,518 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,035

−45%vs 2000

vs $14,621 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,300

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $303 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.3%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

29.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(510)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(511)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(1)

Asian origin

Hmong0.8%(4)

Ancestry

Swedish22.5%(113)

Norwegian18.1%(91)

German16.1%(81)

Finnish9.7%(49)

Irish6.6%(33)

Polish5.4%(27)

English5.2%(26)

American3%(15)

Dutch2%(10)

Czech1.6%(8)

Italian1.6%(8)

French1.4%(7)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1%(5)

French Canadian0.8%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(4)

Swiss0.6%(3)

Scottish0.2%(1)

Subsaharan African0.2%(1)

Somali0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Swedish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest German population · Largest Finnish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.7%(57)

Married59.7%(123)

Widowed4.4%(9)

Divorced8.3%(17)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(70)

Married41.3%(90)

Widowed11.5%(25)

Divorced15.1%(33)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

−15.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.2%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.6%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.9%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 39 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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