Bovey vs Deer River

A side-by-side comparison of Bovey and Deer River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deer River has the higher population (887 vs 690 in Bovey). Bovey has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $38,029 in Deer River). Bovey has the higher median home value ($103,400 vs $100,000 in Deer River).

Population, income & housing

	Bovey	Deer River
Population	690	887
Median age	29.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$38,029
Median home value	$103,400	$100,000
Median gross rent	$850	$680
Housing units	313	382
Homeownership rate	64.9%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bovey	Deer River
Population	755 → 690 (-8.6%)	951 → 887 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$43,864 → $67,500 (+53.9%)	$33,214 → $38,029 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $103,400 (+17.8%)	$100,600 → $100,000 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $850 (+5.3%)	$575 → $680 (+18.3%)

Bovey

Population

755690

Median household income

$43,864$67,500

Median home value

$87,800$103,400

Median gross rent

$807$850

Deer River

Population

951887

Median household income

$33,214$38,029

Median home value

$100,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$575$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bovey	Deer River
Under 5	8.1%	15.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	9.5%
18 to 24	11.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	23.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	3.8%	9.1%
75 and over	2.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bovey	Deer River
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	12.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.2%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bovey	Deer River
No high school diploma	6.7%	11.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bovey	Deer River
Drove alone	76.4%	75.1%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.7%
Public transit	4.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	2.2%
Other means	1.1%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bovey	Deer River
1-unit, detached	75.1%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	22.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Bovey	Deer River
Poverty rate	13.3%	33.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1950	1979