Moving to Carlton, Minnesota

Population: 810. Estimated population in July 2024: 795 (-1.9% change)
Males: 391 (48.3%), Females: 419 (51.7%)

Carlton County

Zip code: 55718

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $31,477
Median house value: $69,300

Population by Race

Races in Carlton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • American Indian (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (27.5%), Norwegian (17.2%), Swedish (10.7%), Polish (9.8%), Irish (9.4%), French (7.7%).

Elevation: 1091 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Map of Carlton, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carlton

  • High school or higher: 77.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carlton city

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 14.4%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-13.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carlton:

  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CLOQUET, MN)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (about 23 miles; SUPERIOR, WI)
  • MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; DULUTH, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carlton:

  • DULUTH INTL (about 21 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 58 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 84 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carlton:

  • CLOQUET CARLTON COUNTY (about 6 miles; CLOQUET, MN; Abbreviation: COQ)
  • RICHARD I BONG (about 24 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Abbreviation: SUW)
  • SKY HARBOR (about 28 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DYT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carlton:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 23 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 27 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 117 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 122 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)

Schools

Public high school in Carlton:

  • CARLTON SEC. (Students: 353; Location: 405 SCHOOL AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Carlton:

  • SOUTH TERRACE EL. (Students: 310; Location: 530 STINE DR.; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Carlton:

  • CARLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $23,805; Location: 310 CHESTNUT STREET; 6,009 books; 204 audio materials; 348 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)