Isle vs Milaca

A side-by-side comparison of Isle and Milaca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Milaca has the higher population (3,033 vs 747 in Isle). Isle has the higher median household income ($53,056 vs $49,063 in Milaca). Isle has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $184,900 in Milaca).

Population, income & housing

	Isle	Milaca
Population	747	3,033
Median age	51.8 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,056	$49,063
Median home value	$212,500	$184,900
Median gross rent	$823	$854
Housing units	524	1,638
Homeownership rate	63.3%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Isle	Milaca
Population	718 → 747 (+4.0%)	2,901 → 3,033 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$31,111 → $53,056 (+70.5%)	$41,801 → $49,063 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $212,500 (+42.9%)	$129,700 → $184,900 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $823 (+58.0%)	$754 → $854 (+13.3%)

Isle

Population

718747

Median household income

$31,111$53,056

Median home value

$148,700$212,500

Median gross rent

$521$823

Milaca

Population

2,9013,033

Median household income

$41,801$49,063

Median home value

$129,700$184,900

Median gross rent

$754$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Isle	Milaca
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	11.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	17.3%
65 to 74	15.3%	10.5%
75 and over	13.4%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Isle	Milaca
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Isle	Milaca
No high school diploma	10.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	35.3%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Isle	Milaca
Drove alone	64.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	16.5%	6.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.5%
Walked	8.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	9.4%
Other means	0.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Isle	Milaca
1-unit, detached	77.9%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	10.3%
20 or more units	6.9%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Isle	Milaca
Poverty rate	16.9%	17.0%
Average household size	2.05	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1978	1977