Deer River vs Marble

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

Deer River and Marble 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 588 in Marble). Marble has the higher median household income ($54,688 vs $38,029 in Deer River). Marble has the higher median home value ($102,700 vs $100,000 in Deer River).

Population, income & housing

	Deer River	Marble
Population	887	588
Median age	32.8 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$38,029	$54,688
Median home value	$100,000	$102,700
Median gross rent	$680	$725
Housing units	382	261
Homeownership rate	64.3%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer River	Marble
Population	951 → 887 (-6.7%)	614 → 588 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$33,214 → $38,029 (+14.5%)	$34,911 → $54,688 (+56.6%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $100,000 (-0.6%)	$71,900 → $102,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $680 (+18.3%)	$625 → $725 (+16.0%)

Deer River

Population

951887

Median household income

$33,214$38,029

Median home value

$100,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$575$680

Marble

Population

614588

Median household income

$34,911$54,688

Median home value

$71,900$102,700

Median gross rent

$625$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer River	Marble
Under 5	15.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	9.5%	7.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	19.6%
25 to 34	19.1%	19.2%
35 to 44	8.8%	4.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	18.2%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.1%
75 and over	8.7%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer River	Marble
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.9%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer River	Marble
No high school diploma	11.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	47.6%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer River	Marble
Drove alone	75.1%	63.8%
Carpooled	11.7%	31.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	4.8%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer River	Marble
1-unit, detached	53.9%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	22.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Deer River	Marble
Poverty rate	33.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1979	1947