International Falls vs Northome

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

International Falls and Northome 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 182 in Northome). International Falls has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $85,700 in Northome). Since 2019, International Falls's population has grown faster (-4.2% vs -16.5%).

Population, income & housing

	International Falls	Northome
Population	5,728	182
Median age	47.0 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,043	—
Median home value	$115,000	$85,700
Median gross rent	$753	$513
Housing units	3,181	122
Homeownership rate	73.6%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	International Falls	Northome
Population	5,981 → 5,728 (-4.2%)	218 → 182 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $61,043 (+35.0%)	$42,292 → $58,750 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $115,000 (+30.4%)	$63,300 → $85,700 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $753 (+17.5%)	$613 → $513 (-16.3%)

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

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)

	International Falls	Northome
Under 5	3.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	16.6%	22.5%
75 and over	9.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	International Falls	Northome
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	80.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	15.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	International Falls	Northome
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	International Falls	Northome
Drove alone	66.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	12.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	3.4%
Walked	4.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	5.7%
Other means	2.8%	13.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	International Falls	Northome
1-unit, detached	79.0%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	8.2%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	International Falls	Northome
Poverty rate	12.5%	19.2%
Average household size	1.92	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	8	34
Median year structure built	1967	1957