Knife River vs Two Harbors

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

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

Two Harbors has the higher population (3,598 vs 98 in Knife River). Knife River has the higher median household income ($76,106 vs $62,885 in Two Harbors). Since 2019, Knife River's population has grown faster (+326.1% vs +2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Knife River	Two Harbors
Population	98	3,598
Median age	87.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,106	$62,885
Median home value	—	$187,100
Median gross rent	—	$879
Housing units	156	1,749
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	100.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knife River	Two Harbors
Population	23 → 98 (+326.1%)	3,509 → 3,598 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$68,615 → $76,106 (+10.9%)	$55,813 → $62,885 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$587,800 → $650,000 (+10.6%)	$149,900 → $187,100 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$648 → $879 (+35.6%)

Knife River

Population

2398

Median household income

$68,615$76,106

Median home value

$587,800$650,000

Two Harbors

Population

3,5093,598

Median household income

$55,813$62,885

Median home value

$149,900$187,100

Median gross rent

$648$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knife River	Two Harbors
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	4.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.8%
75 and over	88.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knife River	Two Harbors
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knife River	Two Harbors
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	43.9%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knife River	Two Harbors
Drove alone	—	77.5%
Carpooled	—	8.7%
Public transit	—	0.6%
Walked	—	8.3%
Bicycle	—	0.8%
Worked from home	—	4.1%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knife River	Two Harbors
1-unit, detached	100.0%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Knife River	Two Harbors
Poverty rate	11.2%	12.0%
Average household size	1.61	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1992	1952