Northome vs Ranier

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

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

Ranier has the higher population (541 vs 182 in Northome). Ranier has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $85,700 in Northome). Since 2019, Ranier's population has grown faster (-13.6% vs -16.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Northome	Ranier
Population	182	541
Median age	54.6 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$81,389
Median home value	$85,700	$140,400
Median gross rent	$513	$870
Housing units	122	287
Homeownership rate	87.9%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northome	Ranier
Population	218 → 182 (-16.5%)	626 → 541 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$42,292 → $58,750 (+38.9%)	$54,861 → $81,389 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$63,300 → $85,700 (+35.4%)	$104,100 → $140,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $513 (-16.3%)	$746 → $870 (+16.6%)

Northome

Population

218182

Median household income

$42,292$58,750

Median home value

$63,300$85,700

Median gross rent

$613$513

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)

	Northome	Ranier
Under 5	3.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	7.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	15.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	19.4%
65 to 74	22.5%	12.4%
75 and over	8.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northome	Ranier
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	15.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northome	Ranier
No high school diploma	7.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	59.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northome	Ranier
Drove alone	73.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.0%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	13.6%
Other means	13.6%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northome	Ranier
1-unit, detached	76.2%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Northome	Ranier
Poverty rate	19.2%	6.7%
Average household size	1.90	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	34	18
Median year structure built	1957	1966