Housing data for Barnum Township, MN

Barnum Township, MN has an estimated 1,172 residents and 680 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Carlton County.

9.9% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,023 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,172 (±151)
Housing units
680 (±97)
Households that rent
9.9%
Median gross rent
$1,023
Residents since 2015–2019
+19.8%

What stands out in Barnum Township

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±5.7 points) in Barnum Township, lower than in Carlton County (8.6%).

Households that rent: 9.9% (±8.3 points) in Barnum Township, lower than in Carlton County (20.0%).

Households without a vehicle: 0.6% (±0.9 points) in Barnum Township, lower than in Carlton County (5.7%).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 2.3% (±1.7 points) in Barnum Township, lower than in Carlton County (5.4%).

Housing in Barnum Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,023 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 55.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $88,036 median household income
  • Home values: $243,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,164 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,332 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 69.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 41.6% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 58.3% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 27.3 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +19.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.4% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Barnum Township against Carlton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Barnum TownshipCarlton CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents1,172 (±151)36,518 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units680 (±97)15,896 (±62)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent9.9% (±8.3 points)20.0% (±1.8 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,023 (±$585)$1,009 (±$61)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$88,036 (±$8,753)$80,573 (±$4,049)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$243,900 (±$37,858)$245,100 (±$6,536)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,332 (±$222)$2,862 (±$117)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198041.6% (±11.7 points)56.3% (±3.3 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute27.3 minutes (±4.1)21.5 minutes (±0.7)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.0% (±8.5 points)88.0% (±1.6 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.3 years (±5.5)41.4 years (±0.5)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Barnum Township covers 45.0 square miles of land, about 26 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Barnum Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents978 (±136)1,172 (±151)+19.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units604 (±76)680 (±97)+12.6%Not a measurable change
Median home value$196,200 (±$23,561)$243,900 (±$37,858)+24.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$70,417 (±$8,652)$88,036 (±$8,753)+25.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,397 (±$107)$2,164 (±$133)+54.9%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,004 (±$245)$2,332 (±$222)+16.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent6.4% (±4.4 points)9.9% (±8.3 points)+3.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±42.7 points)0.0% (±35.3 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Carlton County

Barnum Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Carlton County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Carlton County recorded 127 violent and 316 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Barnum Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5570723%3,470$920$246,400$82,167
5576718%4,582$931$247,300$78,988

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Barnum Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Barnum3.4 mi$885$155,20045.0%
Mahtowa Township4.5 mi—$267,7003.6%
Moose Lake Township (Carlton County)4.7 mi$740$242,0004.8%
Moose Lake7.0 mi$907$205,00037.5%
Blackhoof Township7.4 mi$1,550$269,4003.6%
Kerrick Township7.5 mi—$300,00011.1%
Skelton Township8.0 mi—$276,9004.7%
Atkinson Township9.1 mi—$295,6003.0%

Places in Minnesota most like Barnum Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Runeberg Township$1,078$241,700$83,7509.6%
Lakeport Township$1,034$277,600$78,0688.9%
Pine Lake Township (Clearwater County)$1,014$250,000$101,87512.8%
Bluffton Township$907$216,700$85,0638.3%
Hart Lake Township$967$303,300$88,75011.4%
Parker Township (Morrison County)$990$240,600$91,25013.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Barnum Township, fiscal year 2027

Duluth, MN-WI MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$841$961$1,207$1,671$2,017

HUD income limits for Barnum Township, fiscal year 2026

Duluth, MN-WI MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,250$35,400$56,650
2 people$24,300$40,450$64,750
3 people$27,350$45,500$72,850
4 people$33,000$50,550$80,900
5 people$38,680$54,600$87,400
6 people$44,360$58,650$93,850
7 people$50,040$62,700$100,350
8 people$55,720$66,750$106,800

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Duluth, MN-WI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $101,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Barnum Township

What is the median household income in Barnum Township?

The median household income in Barnum Township is $88,036 (±$8,753) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Barnum Township, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $243,900 (±$37,858) for owner-occupied homes in Barnum Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Barnum Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Barnum Township, MN is $2,164 (±$133) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Barnum Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Barnum Township, MN is $2,332 (±$222) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Barnum Township?

Barnum Township, MN has an estimated 680 (±97) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Barnum Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 46.0% of homes in Barnum Township, MN.

Is Barnum Township growing?

In Barnum Township, the number of residents went from 978 in 2015–2019 to 1,172 in 2020–2024 (+19.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Barnum Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Barnum Township are 55707, 55767.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 55707?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55707 is $920 (±$85) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Barnum township, Carlton County, Minnesota (county subdivision:03646, in state:27 county:017).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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