Big Falls vs Ranier

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

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

Ranier has the higher population (541 vs 157 in Big Falls). Ranier has the higher median household income ($81,389 vs $26,071 in Big Falls). Ranier has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $48,500 in Big Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Ranier
Population	157	541
Median age	63.0 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$26,071	$81,389
Median home value	$48,500	$140,400
Median gross rent	$550	$870
Housing units	147	287
Homeownership rate	79.2%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Ranier
Population	199 → 157 (-21.1%)	626 → 541 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$31,771 → $26,071 (-17.9%)	$54,861 → $81,389 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $48,500 (-2.2%)	$104,100 → $140,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $550 (+22.2%)	$746 → $870 (+16.6%)

Big Falls

Population

199157

Median household income

$31,771$26,071

Median home value

$49,600$48,500

Median gross rent

$450$550

Ranier

Population

626541

Median household income

$54,861$81,389

Median home value

$104,100$140,400

Median gross rent

$746$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Ranier
Under 5	1.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	3.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	5.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.9%
55 to 64	29.3%	19.4%
65 to 74	30.6%	12.4%
75 and over	8.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Ranier
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Ranier
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	22.0%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	62.7%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Ranier
Drove alone	65.5%	74.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Ranier
1-unit, detached	73.5%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Ranier
Poverty rate	22.9%	6.7%
Average household size	1.48	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1958	1966