Caledonia is home to 2,820 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 50.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $157,900. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,477, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Caledonia
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.2 → 50.4(+13.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.4% → 16.9%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$50,898 → $76,477(+50%)US over the same years: +14%
Caledonia's population equals 15% of Houston County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 9.2% of the county's.
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)14.1%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.7%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 92 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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Over time
Caledonia, decade by decade
Caledonia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,846
$50,898
$114,483
10.4%
3.5
2000
2,965
$59,122
$129,702
15.7%
5.2
2010
2,868
$49,599
$163,566
18.8%
8.4
2020
2,847
$61,989
$135,264
14.2%
14.1
2024
2,820
$76,477
$157,900
16.9%
4.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
