New York Mills vs Perham

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

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

Perham has the higher population (3,577 vs 1,319 in New York Mills). New York Mills has the higher median household income ($51,696 vs $47,088 in Perham). Perham has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $144,900 in New York Mills).

Population, income & housing

	New York Mills	Perham
Population	1,319	3,577
Median age	35.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,696	$47,088
Median home value	$144,900	$186,000
Median gross rent	$712	$813
Housing units	652	1,584
Homeownership rate	57.7%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New York Mills	Perham
Population	1,307 → 1,319 (+0.9%)	3,432 → 3,577 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$45,560 → $51,696 (+13.5%)	$46,128 → $47,088 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $144,900 (+40.0%)	$145,000 → $186,000 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $712 (+18.1%)	$705 → $813 (+15.3%)

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

Perham

Population

3,4323,577

Median household income

$46,128$47,088

Median home value

$145,000$186,000

Median gross rent

$705$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New York Mills	Perham
Under 5	6.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.7%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	7.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.8%
75 and over	10.2%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New York Mills	Perham
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New York Mills	Perham
No high school diploma	8.8%	13.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New York Mills	Perham
Drove alone	75.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.0%
Public transit	2.1%	0.7%
Walked	5.2%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.8%
Other means	3.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New York Mills	Perham
1-unit, detached	63.3%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	14.3%
20 or more units	6.7%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	New York Mills	Perham
Poverty rate	11.4%	19.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	12
Median year structure built	1977	1977