Pelican Rapids vs Perham

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

Pelican Rapids 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 2,589 in Pelican Rapids). Pelican Rapids has the higher median household income ($65,482 vs $47,088 in Perham). Perham has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $177,700 in Pelican Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
Population	2,589	3,577
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,482	$47,088
Median home value	$177,700	$186,000
Median gross rent	$349	$813
Housing units	1,083	1,584
Homeownership rate	61.5%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
Population	2,487 → 2,589 (+4.1%)	3,432 → 3,577 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$43,971 → $65,482 (+48.9%)	$46,128 → $47,088 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $177,700 (+63.0%)	$145,000 → $186,000 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$388 → $349 (-10.1%)	$705 → $813 (+15.3%)

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

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)

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
Under 5	9.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	15.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	7.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.8%
75 and over	9.6%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	80.8%
Black or African American	8.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
No high school diploma	23.4%	13.4%
High school graduate	36.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
Drove alone	74.9%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	7.0%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	6.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
1-unit, detached	48.7%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	16.3%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	20.0%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Pelican Rapids	Perham
Poverty rate	17.1%	19.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1972	1977