Littlefork vs Ranier

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

Littlefork and Ranier 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 541 in Ranier). Ranier has the higher median household income ($81,389 vs $61,685 in Littlefork). Ranier has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $114,500 in Littlefork).

Population, income & housing

	Littlefork	Ranier
Population	577	541
Median age	56.0 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,685	$81,389
Median home value	$114,500	$140,400
Median gross rent	$450	$870
Housing units	266	287
Homeownership rate	72.1%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Littlefork	Ranier
Population	701 → 577 (-17.7%)	626 → 541 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$54,464 → $61,685 (+13.3%)	$54,861 → $81,389 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $114,500 (+30.3%)	$104,100 → $140,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $450 (-23.2%)	$746 → $870 (+16.6%)

Littlefork

Population

701577

Median household income

$54,464$61,685

Median home value

$87,900$114,500

Median gross rent

$586$450

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)

	Littlefork	Ranier
Under 5	2.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	9.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	6.6%	15.9%
55 to 64	22.2%	19.4%
65 to 74	13.0%	12.4%
75 and over	14.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Littlefork	Ranier
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.4%
Asian	4.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Littlefork	Ranier
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	26.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Littlefork	Ranier
Drove alone	57.8%	74.9%
Carpooled	16.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Littlefork	Ranier
1-unit, detached	74.1%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Littlefork	Ranier
Poverty rate	6.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.09	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1971	1966