Minnesota · Census place 03574
Barnesville, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Barnesville, Minnesota (Barnesville, MN — Census place “Barnesville city”) is 2,757 residents, ranking #218 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $83,333, the median home is worth $218,300 and median gross rent runs $862 a month. Looking for the Barnesville Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Barnesville, MN: 56514.
- Population
- 2,757Barnesville city residents
- Median household income
- $83,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $218,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $862Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.1%Owner-occupied households
Barnesville ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Barnesville.
The Barnesville MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Barnesville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barnesville city median would spend about 12.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 82.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Barnesville city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Barnesville city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,757 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #218 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 34.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Barnesville city earn a median of $83,333 a year, 6.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 10% above the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Barnesville city is valued at $218,300, 28% below the national figure and 9% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $862 a month, 38.7% below the national figure, or roughly $10,344 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Roseau city 2,728
- Cokato city 2,780
- Cohasset city 2,700
- Albany city 2,800
- Chatfield city 2,693
- Caledonia city 2,825
- Foley city 2,685
- Dodge Center city 2,864
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Barnesville city?
- Barnesville city has 2,757 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #218 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Barnesville city?
- Median household income in Barnesville city is $83,333 a year, 6.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Barnesville city?
- Median gross rent is $862 a month and the median home value is $218,300, so rent absorbs about 12.4% of median household income.
- Is Barnesville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Barnesville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Barnesville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.