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Barnum, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Barnum is a Census city of 503 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Carlton County. Median household income is $43,438, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Barnum
What Barnum is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land499
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarlton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Barnum
- Population503
- Median age48.9
- Population under 18106 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over147 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over29.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households242
- Family households129 plus or minus 33
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Barnum
- Median household income$43,438 plus or minus $11,596
- Per capita income$35,996
- Civilian labor force254
- Employed228
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over357
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Barnum
- Housing units288
- Occupied units242
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Owner occupied133 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied109 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate55.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,200 plus or minus $32,869
- Median gross rent, monthly$885
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units147 plus or minus 33
- Share single family51.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more114 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more39.6 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Barnum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute206 plus or minus 43
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more46 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.3 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled10.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home10.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Barnum (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,990,000
- Average approval$497,500
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$1,726,000
- Jobs supported33
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barnum, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Barnum
- NFIP communityCity of Barnum
- NFIP community number270040
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/13/24(M)
The City of Barnum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270040 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carlton County, not Barnum
Carlton County context, not Barnum figures
- Establishments in Carlton County708
- Covered employment, Carlton County13,269
- Average annual pay, Carlton County$58,073
- Housing units permitted, Carlton County126
Every figure in this section is published for Carlton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Barnum.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Barnum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Barnum, Minnesota?
503, in 242 households. Barnum city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 499 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Barnum in?
Carlton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Barnum?
$43,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,200. Median gross rent is $885 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Barnum businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $125,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barnum, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Barnum borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Barnum. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Barnum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Barnum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Barnum, city of, community 270040, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Barnum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carlton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Barnum.
Is zoning published for Barnum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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