Finland vs Knife River

A side-by-side comparison of Finland and Knife River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Finland has the higher population (220 vs 98 in Knife River). Knife River has the higher median household income ($76,106 vs $51,875 in Finland). Since 2019, Knife River's population has grown faster (+326.1% vs +22.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Finland	Knife River
Population	220	98
Median age	54.9 yrs	87.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$76,106
Median home value	$122,600	—
Median gross rent	$699	—
Housing units	177	156
Homeownership rate	72.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	100.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Finland	Knife River
Population	179 → 220 (+22.9%)	23 → 98 (+326.1%)
Median household income	$41,458 → $51,875 (+25.1%)	$68,615 → $76,106 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $122,600 (-14.4%)	$587,800 → $650,000 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $699 (+11.5%)	—

Finland

Population

179220

Median household income

$41,458$51,875

Median home value

$143,200$122,600

Median gross rent

$627$699

Knife River

Population

2398

Median household income

$68,615$76,106

Median home value

$587,800$650,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Finland	Knife River
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	23.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	22.3%	4.1%
65 to 74	22.7%	7.1%
75 and over	4.5%	88.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Finland	Knife River
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Finland	Knife River
No high school diploma	10.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.8%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Finland	Knife River
Drove alone	84.8%	—
Carpooled	5.1%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	10.1%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Finland	Knife River
1-unit, detached	84.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Finland	Knife River
Poverty rate	20.5%	11.2%
Average household size	1.53	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1970	1992