Moving to Barrett, Minnesota

Population: 355. Estimated population in July 2024: 346 (-2.5% change)
Males: 160 (45.1%), Females: 195 (54.9%)

Grant County

Zip code: 56311

Demographics

Median resident age: 54.3 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $40,000

Population by Race

Races in Barrett:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
• American Indian (1.1%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (45.6%), German (40.8%), Swedish (14.1%), Irish (8.2%), English (5.9%), French (3.9%).

Elevation: 1166 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Barrett

• High school or higher: 73.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 5.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barrett city

• Never married: 17.6%
• Now married: 45.7%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 25.6%
• Divorced: 10.5%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Barrett:

• ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN)
• STEVENS COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MORRIS, MN)
• FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 29 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barrett:

• HECTOR INTL (about 94 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
• WATERTOWN MUNI (about 112 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
• BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 126 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Barrett:

• ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 9 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: Y63)
• HERMAN MUNI (about 20 miles; HERMAN, MN; Abbreviation: 06Y)
• MORRIS MUNI (about 26 miles; MORRIS, MN; Abbreviation: MOX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barrett:

• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 56 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 80 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 80 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 103 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)

Schools

Public high school in Barrett:

• WEST CENTRAL AREA SEC. (Students: 449; Location: 301 COUNTY RD. 2; Grades: 07 – 12)