Housing data for Gilchrist Township, MN

Gilchrist Township, MN has an estimated 222 residents and 209 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Pope County.

1.0% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
222 (±53)
Housing units
209 (±36)
Households that rent
1.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
−3.5%

What stands out in Gilchrist Township

Households that rent: 1.0% (±1.8 points) in Gilchrist Township, lower than in Pope County (16.5%).

Average commute: 43.8 minutes (±18.3) in Gilchrist Township, higher than in Pope County (22.7 minutes).

Median home value: $379,700 (±$30,782) in Gilchrist Township, higher than in Pope County ($255,100).

Median real estate taxes: $2,738 (±$519) in Gilchrist Township, higher than in Pope County ($1,967).

Housing in Gilchrist Township at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 1.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $73,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $379,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,813 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,738 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 48.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 63.6% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 74.5% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 43.8 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −3.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 4.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Gilchrist Township against Pope County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Gilchrist TownshipPope CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents222 (±53)11,418 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units209 (±36)6,424 (±72)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent1.0% (±1.8 points)16.5% (±2.2 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$902 (±$53)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$73,750 (±$16,302)$76,220 (±$1,806)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$379,700 (±$30,782)$255,100 (±$14,719)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,738 (±$519)$1,967 (±$86)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198063.6% (±17.1 points)61.3% (±3.7 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute43.8 minutes (±18.3)22.7 minutes (±1.4)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband74.5% (±10.7 points)88.3% (±1.7 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents57.5 years (±6.9)45.3 years (±0.4)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Gilchrist Township covers 32.0 square miles of land, about 7 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Gilchrist Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents230 (±52)222 (±53)−3.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units273 (±41)209 (±36)−23.4%Measurable decrease
Median home value$242,600 (±$32,116)$379,700 (±$30,782)+56.5%Up after inflation
Median household income$63,750 (±$13,264)$73,750 (±$16,302)+15.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,250 (±$153)$1,813 (±$297)+45.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,641 (±$268)$2,738 (±$519)+66.8%Up after inflation
Households that rent16.5% (±14.7 points)1.0% (±1.8 points)−15.5 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±51.3 points)0.0% (±100.0 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 Pope County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Pope County recorded 52 violent and 294 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 Gilchrist 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
5633415%5,776$884$279,900$69,525

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 Gilchrist Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Rolling Forks Township4.9 mi—$330,0003.3%
Kerkhoven Township5.3 mi$1,292$304,80010.8%
Chippewa Falls Township6.8 mi—$346,2006.5%
Camp Lake Township7.4 mi$610$195,80023.0%
Lake Johanna Township7.6 mi—$250,0008.8%
Sunburg8.1 mi—$92,50015.9%
Barsness Township8.3 mi—$383,3007.5%
Norway Lake Township8.8 mi$833$294,6004.9%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Gilchrist Township, fiscal year 2027

Pope County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$758$832$1,088$1,325$1,430

HUD income limits for Gilchrist Township, fiscal year 2026

Pope County, MN, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,850$36,400$58,200
2 people$24,950$41,600$66,500
3 people$28,050$46,800$74,800
4 people$33,000$51,950$83,100
5 people$38,680$56,150$89,750
6 people$44,360$60,300$96,400
7 people$50,040$64,450$103,050
8 people$55,720$68,600$109,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pope County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $103,900.

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 Gilchrist Township

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $379,700 (±$30,782) for owner-occupied homes in Gilchrist Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Gilchrist Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Gilchrist Township, MN is $1,813 (±$297) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Gilchrist Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Gilchrist Township, MN is $2,738 (±$519) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Gilchrist Township?

Gilchrist Township, MN has an estimated 209 (±36) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Gilchrist Township?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 43.1% of homes in Gilchrist Township, MN.

How old are most homes in Gilchrist Township?

63.6% of homes in Gilchrist Township, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Gilchrist Township growing?

In Gilchrist Township, the number of residents went from 230 in 2015–2019 to 222 in 2020–2024 (−3.5%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Gilchrist Township?

The ZIP code that covers Gilchrist Township is 56334.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 56334?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56334 is $884 (±$79) 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 Gilchrist township, Pope County, Minnesota (county subdivision:23750, in state:27 county:121).

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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