Grand Rapids vs Nashwauk

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Rapids and Nashwauk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grand Rapids has the higher population (11,186 vs 1,035 in Nashwauk). Nashwauk has the higher median household income ($58,533 vs $56,542 in Grand Rapids). Grand Rapids has the higher median home value ($200,600 vs $102,400 in Nashwauk).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
Population	11,186	1,035
Median age	44.5 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,542	$58,533
Median home value	$200,600	$102,400
Median gross rent	$999	$697
Housing units	5,138	561
Homeownership rate	59.4%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
Population	11,165 → 11,186 (+0.2%)	1,151 → 1,035 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$48,287 → $56,542 (+17.1%)	$56,406 → $58,533 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $200,600 (+32.6%)	$87,600 → $102,400 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $999 (+49.1%)	$777 → $697 (-10.3%)

Grand Rapids

Population

11,16511,186

Median household income

$48,287$56,542

Median home value

$151,300$200,600

Median gross rent

$670$999

Nashwauk

Population

1,1511,035

Median household income

$56,406$58,533

Median home value

$87,600$102,400

Median gross rent

$777$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	6.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	22.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	7.6%
75 and over	12.6%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	85.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.9%
Asian	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	4.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
No high school diploma	5.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	31.0%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
Drove alone	70.1%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.4%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	6.2%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	9.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
1-unit, detached	57.3%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	20.4%	14.1%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Grand Rapids	Nashwauk
Poverty rate	17.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1979	1949