Bigfork vs La Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Bigfork and La Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Bigfork and La Prairie are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Prairie has the higher population (621 vs 430 in Bigfork). La Prairie has the higher median household income ($75,192 vs $40,875 in Bigfork). La Prairie has the higher median home value ($202,300 vs $147,900 in Bigfork).

Population, income & housing

	Bigfork	La Prairie
Population	430	621
Median age	56.1 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,875	$75,192
Median home value	$147,900	$202,300
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,542
Housing units	178	240
Homeownership rate	58.0%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bigfork	La Prairie
Population	405 → 430 (+6.2%)	920 → 621 (-32.5%)
Median household income	$27,019 → $40,875 (+51.3%)	$57,212 → $75,192 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$102,300 → $147,900 (+44.6%)	$146,000 → $202,300 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,157 (+27.7%)	$636 → $1,542 (+142.5%)

Bigfork

Population

405430

Median household income

$27,019$40,875

Median home value

$102,300$147,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,157

La Prairie

Population

920621

Median household income

$57,212$75,192

Median home value

$146,000$202,300

Median gross rent

$636$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bigfork	La Prairie
Under 5	7.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	27.2%
18 to 24	1.2%	1.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	6.3%
35 to 44	4.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	5.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	16.9%
75 and over	24.4%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bigfork	La Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bigfork	La Prairie
No high school diploma	8.6%	1.4%
High school graduate	35.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bigfork	La Prairie
Drove alone	71.2%	80.3%
Carpooled	17.8%	8.2%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	8.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bigfork	La Prairie
1-unit, detached	49.4%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Bigfork	La Prairie
Poverty rate	26.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1988	1977