Bovey vs La Prairie

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

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

Bovey has the higher population (690 vs 621 in La Prairie). La Prairie has the higher median household income ($75,192 vs $67,500 in Bovey). La Prairie has the higher median home value ($202,300 vs $103,400 in Bovey).

Population, income & housing

	Bovey	La Prairie
Population	690	621
Median age	29.7 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$75,192
Median home value	$103,400	$202,300
Median gross rent	$850	$1,542
Housing units	313	240
Homeownership rate	64.9%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bovey	La Prairie
Population	755 → 690 (-8.6%)	920 → 621 (-32.5%)
Median household income	$43,864 → $67,500 (+53.9%)	$57,212 → $75,192 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $103,400 (+17.8%)	$146,000 → $202,300 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $850 (+5.3%)	$636 → $1,542 (+142.5%)

Bovey

Population

755690

Median household income

$43,864$67,500

Median home value

$87,800$103,400

Median gross rent

$807$850

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)

	Bovey	La Prairie
Under 5	8.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	27.2%
18 to 24	11.7%	1.6%
25 to 34	23.8%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.1%
65 to 74	3.8%	16.9%
75 and over	2.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bovey	La Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	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	11.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bovey	La Prairie
No high school diploma	6.7%	1.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bovey	La Prairie
Drove alone	76.4%	80.3%
Carpooled	13.3%	8.2%
Public transit	4.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bovey	La Prairie
1-unit, detached	75.1%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Bovey	La Prairie
Poverty rate	13.3%	4.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1950	1977