Scanlon is home to 1,146 people in Minnesota. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. The population is up 37% since 2000. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scanlon
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.6% → 19.3%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants92.7% → 87.1%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,963 → $228,800(+99%)US over the same years: +67%
Scanlon's population equals 3.1% of Carlton County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.1% 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)20%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 45 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
Scanlon, decade by decade
Scanlon 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
878
$64,437
$114,963
11.6%
1.4
2000
838
$78,071
$143,546
16.9%
8.7
2010
991
$63,050
$201,831
15.4%
20.1
2020
987
$82,703
$197,805
21.0%
21.4
2024
1,146
$68,750
$228,800
19.3%
36.0
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.
