Backus vs Longville

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

Backus and Longville 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 152 in Longville). Backus has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $31,000 in Longville). Longville has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $104,700 in Backus).

Population, income & housing

	Backus	Longville
Population	287	152
Median age	47.9 yrs	65.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$31,000
Median home value	$104,700	$168,800
Median gross rent	$490	—
Housing units	167	163
Homeownership rate	76.1%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Backus	Longville
Population	322 → 287 (-10.9%)	174 → 152 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$40,804 → $58,750 (+44.0%)	$41,250 → $31,000 (-24.8%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $104,700 (+11.0%)	$225,600 → $168,800 (-25.2%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $490 (-39.4%)	—

Backus

Population

322287

Median household income

$40,804$58,750

Median home value

$94,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$808$490

Longville

Population

174152

Median household income

$41,250$31,000

Median home value

$225,600$168,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Backus	Longville
Under 5	9.4%	0.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	0.7%
18 to 24	1.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	1.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	3.3%
55 to 64	16.7%	29.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	38.2%
75 and over	7.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Backus	Longville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	98.0%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Backus	Longville
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	41.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Backus	Longville
Drove alone	89.7%	47.2%
Carpooled	4.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	30.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	13.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Backus	Longville
1-unit, detached	78.4%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	17.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Backus	Longville
Poverty rate	19.2%	23.0%
Average household size	2.63	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1968	1984