Boy River vs Federal Dam

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

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

Federal Dam has the higher population (147 vs 7 in Boy River). Boy River has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $48,750 in Federal Dam). Since 2019, Federal Dam's population has grown faster (+50.0% vs -80.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Boy River	Federal Dam
Population	7	147
Median age	56.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$48,750
Median home value	—	$141,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	8	135
Homeownership rate	66.7%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boy River	Federal Dam
Population	35 → 7 (-80.0%)	98 → 147 (+50.0%)
Median household income	—	$58,125 → $48,750 (-16.1%)
Median home value	$81,700 → $135,000 (+65.2%)	$24,000 → $141,700 (+490.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,286 → $1,125 (-12.5%)

Boy River

Population

357

Median home value

$81,700$135,000

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)

	Boy River	Federal Dam
Under 5	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.3%
45 to 54	28.6%	0.7%
55 to 64	42.9%	17.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	21.1%
75 and over	14.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boy River	Federal Dam
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	46.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	23.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	28.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boy River	Federal Dam
No high school diploma	28.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	42.9%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boy River	Federal Dam
Drove alone	60.0%	56.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	12.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boy River	Federal Dam
1-unit, detached	87.5%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Boy River	Federal Dam
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1958	2002