Big Falls vs Northome

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

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

Northome has the higher population (182 vs 157 in Big Falls). Northome has the higher median home value ($85,700 vs $48,500 in Big Falls). Since 2019, Northome's population has grown faster (-16.5% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Northome
Population	157	182
Median age	63.0 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$26,071	—
Median home value	$48,500	$85,700
Median gross rent	$550	$513
Housing units	147	122
Homeownership rate	79.2%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Northome
Population	199 → 157 (-21.1%)	218 → 182 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$31,771 → $26,071 (-17.9%)	$42,292 → $58,750 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $48,500 (-2.2%)	$63,300 → $85,700 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $550 (+22.2%)	$613 → $513 (-16.3%)

Big Falls

Population

199157

Median household income

$31,771$26,071

Median home value

$49,600$48,500

Median gross rent

$450$550

Northome

Population

218182

Median household income

$42,292$58,750

Median home value

$63,300$85,700

Median gross rent

$613$513

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Northome
Under 5	1.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	3.2%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	5.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	7.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	29.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	30.6%	22.5%
75 and over	8.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Northome
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Northome
No high school diploma	4.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	22.0%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	62.7%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Northome
Drove alone	65.5%	73.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	3.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	13.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Northome
1-unit, detached	73.5%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	8.2%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Northome
Poverty rate	22.9%	19.2%
Average household size	1.48	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1958	1957