International Falls vs Mizpah

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

International Falls and Mizpah 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 50 in Mizpah). Mizpah has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $61,043 in International Falls). Mizpah has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $115,000 in International Falls).

Population, income & housing

	International Falls	Mizpah
Population	5,728	50
Median age	47.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,043	$71,875
Median home value	$115,000	$187,500
Median gross rent	$753	—
Housing units	3,181	33
Homeownership rate	73.6%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	International Falls	Mizpah
Population	5,981 → 5,728 (-4.2%)	76 → 50 (-34.2%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $61,043 (+35.0%)	$61,458 → $71,875 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $115,000 (+30.4%)	$55,000 → $187,500 (+240.9%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $753 (+17.5%)	—

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

Mizpah

Population

7650

Median household income

$61,458$71,875

Median home value

$55,000$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	International Falls	Mizpah
Under 5	3.9%	12.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	22.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	18.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	20.0%
65 to 74	16.6%	2.0%
75 and over	9.7%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	International Falls	Mizpah
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	52.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	4.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	44.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	International Falls	Mizpah
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.8%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	International Falls	Mizpah
Drove alone	66.0%	92.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	7.7%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	International Falls	Mizpah
1-unit, detached	79.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	International Falls	Mizpah
Poverty rate	12.5%	0.0%
Average household size	1.92	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	8	—
Median year structure built	1967	1964