Bejou vs Waubun

A side-by-side comparison of Bejou and Waubun: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waubun has the higher population (393 vs 94 in Bejou). Waubun has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $43,000 in Bejou). Bejou has the higher median home value ($146,900 vs $75,000 in Waubun).

Population, income & housing

	Bejou	Waubun
Population	94	393
Median age	33.5 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,000	$51,667
Median home value	$146,900	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$670
Housing units	43	165
Homeownership rate	80.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	16.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bejou	Waubun
Population	63 → 94 (+49.2%)	433 → 393 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $43,000 (-7.0%)	$52,250 → $51,667 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $146,900 (+138.1%)	$70,500 → $75,000 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $670 (+9.3%)

Bejou

Population

6394

Median household income

$46,250$43,000

Median home value

$61,700$146,900

Waubun

Population

433393

Median household income

$52,250$51,667

Median home value

$70,500$75,000

Median gross rent

$613$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bejou	Waubun
Under 5	14.9%	10.7%
5 to 17	24.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	6.4%
55 to 64	4.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	21.3%	14.0%
75 and over	4.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bejou	Waubun
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	32.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.5%	41.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	26.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bejou	Waubun
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	50.9%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bejou	Waubun
Drove alone	79.3%	71.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	10.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.4%
Other means	3.4%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bejou	Waubun
1-unit, detached	76.7%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Bejou	Waubun
Poverty rate	30.9%	16.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1961	1971