International Falls vs Ranier

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

International Falls and Ranier 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 541 in Ranier). Ranier has the higher median household income ($81,389 vs $61,043 in International Falls). Ranier has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $115,000 in International Falls).

Population, income & housing

	International Falls	Ranier
Population	5,728	541
Median age	47.0 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,043	$81,389
Median home value	$115,000	$140,400
Median gross rent	$753	$870
Housing units	3,181	287
Homeownership rate	73.6%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	International Falls	Ranier
Population	5,981 → 5,728 (-4.2%)	626 → 541 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $61,043 (+35.0%)	$54,861 → $81,389 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $115,000 (+30.4%)	$104,100 → $140,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $753 (+17.5%)	$746 → $870 (+16.6%)

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

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)

	International Falls	Ranier
Under 5	3.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	19.4%
65 to 74	16.6%	12.4%
75 and over	9.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	International Falls	Ranier
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	95.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.4%
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%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	International Falls	Ranier
No high school diploma	8.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	International Falls	Ranier
Drove alone	66.0%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	13.6%
Other means	2.8%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	International Falls	Ranier
1-unit, detached	79.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	International Falls	Ranier
Poverty rate	12.5%	6.7%
Average household size	1.92	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	8	18
Median year structure built	1967	1966