Nevis vs Park Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Nevis and Park Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

Nevis and Park Rapids are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Park Rapids has the higher population (4,226 vs 452 in Nevis). Nevis has the higher median household income ($53,889 vs $45,800 in Park Rapids). Park Rapids has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $167,600 in Nevis).

Population, income & housing

	Nevis	Park Rapids
Population	452	4,226
Median age	41.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,889	$45,800
Median home value	$167,600	$218,500
Median gross rent	$679	$912
Housing units	214	2,098
Homeownership rate	81.3%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nevis	Park Rapids
Population	403 → 452 (+12.2%)	4,054 → 4,226 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$42,679 → $53,889 (+26.3%)	$34,973 → $45,800 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $167,600 (+71.9%)	$144,900 → $218,500 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $679 (-5.2%)	$572 → $912 (+59.4%)

Nevis

Population

403452

Median household income

$42,679$53,889

Median home value

$97,500$167,600

Median gross rent

$716$679

Park Rapids

Population

4,0544,226

Median household income

$34,973$45,800

Median home value

$144,900$218,500

Median gross rent

$572$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nevis	Park Rapids
Under 5	10.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	18.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	14.4%
75 and over	6.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nevis	Park Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.5%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	2.7%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nevis	Park Rapids
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	25.2%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	48.3%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nevis	Park Rapids
Drove alone	90.8%	76.0%
Carpooled	1.4%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	3.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nevis	Park Rapids
1-unit, detached	78.0%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	24.7%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Nevis	Park Rapids
Poverty rate	8.8%	13.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1963	1981