Big Falls vs Littlefork

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

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

Littlefork has the higher population (577 vs 157 in Big Falls). Littlefork has the higher median household income ($61,685 vs $26,071 in Big Falls). Littlefork has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $48,500 in Big Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Littlefork
Population	157	577
Median age	63.0 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$26,071	$61,685
Median home value	$48,500	$114,500
Median gross rent	$550	$450
Housing units	147	266
Homeownership rate	79.2%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Littlefork
Population	199 → 157 (-21.1%)	701 → 577 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$31,771 → $26,071 (-17.9%)	$54,464 → $61,685 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $48,500 (-2.2%)	$87,900 → $114,500 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $550 (+22.2%)	$586 → $450 (-23.2%)

Big Falls

Population

199157

Median household income

$31,771$26,071

Median home value

$49,600$48,500

Median gross rent

$450$550

Littlefork

Population

701577

Median household income

$54,464$61,685

Median home value

$87,900$114,500

Median gross rent

$586$450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Littlefork
Under 5	1.3%	2.8%
5 to 17	3.2%	9.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	5.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	6.6%
55 to 64	29.3%	22.2%
65 to 74	30.6%	13.0%
75 and over	8.9%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Littlefork
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.8%
Asian	0.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Littlefork
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	62.7%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Littlefork
Drove alone	65.5%	57.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	20.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Littlefork
1-unit, detached	73.5%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	10.9%
20 or more units	3.4%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Littlefork
Poverty rate	22.9%	6.3%
Average household size	1.48	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1958	1971