Big Falls vs International Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Big Falls and International Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Falls and International Falls are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

International Falls has the higher population (5,728 vs 157 in Big Falls). International Falls has the higher median household income ($61,043 vs $26,071 in Big Falls). International Falls has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $48,500 in Big Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	International Falls
Population	157	5,728
Median age	63.0 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$26,071	$61,043
Median home value	$48,500	$115,000
Median gross rent	$550	$753
Housing units	147	3,181
Homeownership rate	79.2%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	International Falls
Population	199 → 157 (-21.1%)	5,981 → 5,728 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$31,771 → $26,071 (-17.9%)	$45,208 → $61,043 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $48,500 (-2.2%)	$88,200 → $115,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $550 (+22.2%)	$641 → $753 (+17.5%)

Big Falls

Population

199157

Median household income

$31,771$26,071

Median home value

$49,600$48,500

Median gross rent

$450$550

International Falls

Population

5,9815,728

Median household income

$45,208$61,043

Median home value

$88,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$641$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	International Falls
Under 5	1.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	3.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	5.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	29.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	30.6%	16.6%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	International Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	International Falls
No high school diploma	4.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	22.0%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	62.7%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	International Falls
Drove alone	65.5%	66.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.6%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	27.4%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	International Falls
1-unit, detached	73.5%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.4%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	International Falls
Poverty rate	22.9%	12.5%
Average household size	1.48	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	25	8
Median year structure built	1958	1967