Backus vs Federal Dam

A side-by-side comparison of Backus and Federal Dam: population, income, housing, and more.

Backus and Federal Dam are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Backus has the higher population (287 vs 147 in Federal Dam). Backus has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $48,750 in Federal Dam). Federal Dam has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $104,700 in Backus).

Population, income & housing

	Backus	Federal Dam
Population	287	147
Median age	47.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$48,750
Median home value	$104,700	$141,700
Median gross rent	$490	$1,125
Housing units	167	135
Homeownership rate	76.1%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Backus	Federal Dam
Population	322 → 287 (-10.9%)	98 → 147 (+50.0%)
Median household income	$40,804 → $58,750 (+44.0%)	$58,125 → $48,750 (-16.1%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $104,700 (+11.0%)	$24,000 → $141,700 (+490.4%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $490 (-39.4%)	$1,286 → $1,125 (-12.5%)

Backus

Population

322287

Median household income

$40,804$58,750

Median home value

$94,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$808$490

Federal Dam

Population

98147

Median household income

$58,125$48,750

Median home value

$24,000$141,700

Median gross rent

$1,286$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Backus	Federal Dam
Under 5	9.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	23.1%
18 to 24	1.7%	3.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	6.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	0.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	13.2%	21.1%
75 and over	7.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Backus	Federal Dam
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	46.9%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	23.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.5%	28.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Backus	Federal Dam
No high school diploma	4.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	41.5%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Backus	Federal Dam
Drove alone	89.7%	56.3%
Carpooled	4.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.3%
Other means	1.6%	12.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Backus	Federal Dam
1-unit, detached	78.4%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Backus	Federal Dam
Poverty rate	19.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	19	32
Median year structure built	1968	2002