COMPARING TWO PLACES
McGrath vs Cloquet
PLACE A
McGrath, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Cloquet, Minnesota
McGrath is 100% smaller than Cloquet. Cloquet earns more, with a median household income $52,617 higher. Cloquet has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -49%).
MCGRATHCLOQUETDIFFERENCE
Total population4212,399−100% vs Cloquet
Population density113352−239
Population growth-48.8%3.7%−52.4 pts
Median age68.537.4+31.1
Male57.1%46.2%+11.0 pts
Female42.9%53.8%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born28.6%2.6%+25.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%84.3%+15.7 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Median household income$8,750$61,367−$52,617
Per capita income$12,929$38,223−$25,294
Poverty rate67.9%15.9%+51.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.456+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%25.8%−22.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation7.1%63.3%−56.2 pts
Median home value$72,500$212,700−$140,200
Median gross rent$275$1,024−$749
Owner-occupied100.0%65.9%+34.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate65.9%5.9%+60.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.8%−44.8 pts
Average commute39.216.7+22.4
Worked from home0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured7.1%5.0%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025