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
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)