Little Falls vs Motley

A side-by-side comparison of Little Falls and Motley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Little Falls has the higher population (9,094 vs 593 in Motley). Little Falls has the higher median household income ($46,284 vs $43,281 in Motley). Little Falls has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $128,300 in Motley).

Population, income & housing

	Little Falls	Motley
Population	9,094	593
Median age	41.4 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,284	$43,281
Median home value	$198,100	$128,300
Median gross rent	$740	$661
Housing units	4,243	346
Homeownership rate	66.4%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Falls	Motley
Population	8,664 → 9,094 (+5.0%)	610 → 593 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$40,031 → $46,284 (+15.6%)	$32,500 → $43,281 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $198,100 (+54.3%)	$103,100 → $128,300 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $740 (-7.4%)	$640 → $661 (+3.3%)

Little Falls

Population

8,6649,094

Median household income

$40,031$46,284

Median home value

$128,400$198,100

Median gross rent

$799$740

Motley

Population

610593

Median household income

$32,500$43,281

Median home value

$103,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$640$661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Falls	Motley
Under 5	4.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	17.2%
75 and over	13.9%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Falls	Motley
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Falls	Motley
No high school diploma	8.3%	10.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Falls	Motley
Drove alone	77.8%	73.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	9.6%
Public transit	1.1%	1.5%
Walked	2.6%	12.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Falls	Motley
1-unit, detached	70.9%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	19.4%
20 or more units	7.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Little Falls	Motley
Poverty rate	16.1%	10.1%
Average household size	2.17	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1969	1981