Red Lake vs Redby

A side-by-side comparison of Red Lake and Redby: population, income, housing, and more.

Red Lake and Redby are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Red Lake has the higher population (1,506 vs 1,175 in Redby). Red Lake has the higher median household income ($55,092 vs $53,846 in Redby). Red Lake has the higher median home value ($136,000 vs $109,500 in Redby).

Population, income & housing

	Red Lake	Redby
Population	1,506	1,175
Median age	28.2 yrs	20.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,092	$53,846
Median home value	$136,000	$109,500
Median gross rent	$426	$539
Housing units	512	263
Homeownership rate	62.1%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Lake	Redby
Population	1,787 → 1,506 (-15.7%)	1,143 → 1,175 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$40,250 → $55,092 (+36.9%)	$38,269 → $53,846 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $136,000 (+95.1%)	$46,500 → $109,500 (+135.5%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $426 (-25.0%)	$492 → $539 (+9.6%)

Red Lake

Population

1,7871,506

Median household income

$40,250$55,092

Median home value

$69,700$136,000

Median gross rent

$568$426

Redby

Population

1,1431,175

Median household income

$38,269$53,846

Median home value

$46,500$109,500

Median gross rent

$492$539

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red Lake	Redby
Under 5	8.2%	9.4%
5 to 17	31.9%	38.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	22.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	2.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	3.7%	3.9%
75 and over	1.6%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Lake	Redby
White (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94.8%	94.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Lake	Redby
No high school diploma	16.1%	16.6%
High school graduate	22.6%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	51.0%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Lake	Redby
Drove alone	80.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.3%
Public transit	7.9%	5.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Lake	Redby
1-unit, detached	97.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Red Lake	Redby
Poverty rate	40.9%	16.8%
Average household size	3.03	4.68
Mean commute (minutes)	9	13
Median year structure built	1988	1992