Gonvick vs Rice Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Gonvick and Rice Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rice Lake has the higher population (232 vs 218 in Gonvick). Rice Lake has the higher median household income ($41,625 vs $27,321 in Gonvick). Gonvick has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $21,500 in Rice Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
Population	218	232
Median age	37.8 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$27,321	$41,625
Median home value	$95,000	$21,500
Median gross rent	$464	$575
Housing units	121	90
Homeownership rate	61.2%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	15.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
Population	260 → 218 (-16.2%)	284 → 232 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$33,864 → $27,321 (-19.3%)	$33,250 → $41,625 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $95,000 (+32.5%)	$70,000 → $21,500 (-69.3%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $464 (-22.7%)	$400 → $575 (+43.8%)

Gonvick

Population

260218

Median household income

$33,864$27,321

Median home value

$71,700$95,000

Median gross rent

$600$464

Rice Lake

Population

284232

Median household income

$33,250$41,625

Median home value

$70,000$21,500

Median gross rent

$400$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
Under 5	4.6%	12.5%
5 to 17	31.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	2.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	4.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	17.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	5.5%	3.4%
55 to 64	20.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	17.7%
75 and over	5.5%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	11.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	77.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
No high school diploma	15.6%	14.7%
High school graduate	36.3%	52.2%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
Drove alone	84.0%	67.3%
Carpooled	13.3%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.7%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
1-unit, detached	55.4%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Gonvick	Rice Lake
Poverty rate	17.4%	40.5%
Average household size	2.12	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1965	1989