Littlefork vs Northome

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

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

Littlefork has the higher population (577 vs 182 in Northome). Littlefork has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $85,700 in Northome). Since 2019, Northome's population has grown faster (-16.5% vs -17.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Littlefork	Northome
Population	577	182
Median age	56.0 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,685	—
Median home value	$114,500	$85,700
Median gross rent	$450	$513
Housing units	266	122
Homeownership rate	72.1%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Littlefork	Northome
Population	701 → 577 (-17.7%)	218 → 182 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$54,464 → $61,685 (+13.3%)	$42,292 → $58,750 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $114,500 (+30.3%)	$63,300 → $85,700 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $450 (-23.2%)	$613 → $513 (-16.3%)

Littlefork

Population

701577

Median household income

$54,464$61,685

Median home value

$87,900$114,500

Median gross rent

$586$450

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)

	Littlefork	Northome
Under 5	2.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	9.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	6.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	22.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	22.5%
75 and over	14.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Littlefork	Northome
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	15.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Littlefork	Northome
No high school diploma	5.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	26.6%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Littlefork	Northome
Drove alone	57.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	16.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	20.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	13.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Littlefork	Northome
1-unit, detached	74.1%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	8.2%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Littlefork	Northome
Poverty rate	6.3%	19.2%
Average household size	2.09	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	22	34
Median year structure built	1971	1957