Big Falls vs Mizpah

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

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

Big Falls has the higher population (157 vs 50 in Mizpah). Mizpah has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $26,071 in Big Falls). Mizpah has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $48,500 in Big Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Mizpah
Population	157	50
Median age	63.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$26,071	$71,875
Median home value	$48,500	$187,500
Median gross rent	$550	—
Housing units	147	33
Homeownership rate	79.2%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Mizpah
Population	199 → 157 (-21.1%)	76 → 50 (-34.2%)
Median household income	$31,771 → $26,071 (-17.9%)	$61,458 → $71,875 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $48,500 (-2.2%)	$55,000 → $187,500 (+240.9%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $550 (+22.2%)	—

Big Falls

Population

199157

Median household income

$31,771$26,071

Median home value

$49,600$48,500

Median gross rent

$450$550

Mizpah

Population

7650

Median household income

$61,458$71,875

Median home value

$55,000$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Mizpah
Under 5	1.3%	12.0%
5 to 17	3.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	18.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	29.3%	20.0%
65 to 74	30.6%	2.0%
75 and over	8.9%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Mizpah
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	52.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	44.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Mizpah
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	62.7%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Mizpah
Drove alone	65.5%	92.3%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Mizpah
1-unit, detached	73.5%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Mizpah
Poverty rate	22.9%	0.0%
Average household size	1.48	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1958	1964