New York Mills vs Pelican Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of New York Mills and Pelican Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

New York Mills and Pelican Rapids are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pelican Rapids has the higher population (2,589 vs 1,319 in New York Mills). Pelican Rapids has the higher median household income ($65,482 vs $51,696 in New York Mills). Pelican Rapids has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $144,900 in New York Mills).

Population, income & housing

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
Population	1,319	2,589
Median age	35.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,696	$65,482
Median home value	$144,900	$177,700
Median gross rent	$712	$349
Housing units	652	1,083
Homeownership rate	57.7%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
Population	1,307 → 1,319 (+0.9%)	2,487 → 2,589 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$45,560 → $51,696 (+13.5%)	$43,971 → $65,482 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $144,900 (+40.0%)	$109,000 → $177,700 (+63.0%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $712 (+18.1%)	$388 → $349 (-10.1%)

New York Mills

Population

1,3071,319

Median household income

$45,560$51,696

Median home value

$103,500$144,900

Median gross rent

$603$712

Pelican Rapids

Population

2,4872,589

Median household income

$43,971$65,482

Median home value

$109,000$177,700

Median gross rent

$388$349

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
Under 5	6.2%	9.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.2%
75 and over	10.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
No high school diploma	8.8%	23.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
Drove alone	75.4%	74.9%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.4%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	10.9%
Other means	3.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
1-unit, detached	63.3%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	16.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	9.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	20.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	New York Mills	Pelican Rapids
Poverty rate	11.4%	17.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1977	1972