COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burtrum vs Waite Park
PLACE A
Burtrum, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Waite Park, Minnesota
Burtrum is 99% smaller than Waite Park. Waite Park earns more, with a median household income $4,702 higher. Waite Park has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -15%).
BURTRUMWAITE PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population1238,450−99% vs Waite Park
Population density217669−452
Population growth-14.6%24.2%−38.8 pts
Median age51.338.1+13.2
Male50.0%45.5%+4.5 pts
Female50.0%54.5%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%28.0%−28.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%51.7%+36.6 pts
Black0.0%35.5%−35.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other11.7%2.1%+9.6 pts
Median household income$54,583$59,285−$4,702
Per capita income$37,714$29,293+$8,421
Poverty rate3.3%21.2%−18.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%20.1%−5.8 pts
Graduate degree7.1%5.9%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%7.5%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation74.4%66.0%+8.4 pts
Median home value$113,800$219,400−$105,600
Median gross rent$794$1,117−$323
Owner-occupied80.4%51.3%+29.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%3.5%+18.0 pts
Rent-burdened households70.0%57.4%+12.6 pts
Average commute21.718.7+2.9
Worked from home28.0%5.8%+22.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025