Crookston vs East Grand Forks

A side-by-side comparison of Crookston and East Grand Forks: population, income, housing, and more.

Crookston and East Grand Forks are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Grand Forks has the higher population (9,067 vs 7,388 in Crookston). East Grand Forks has the higher median household income ($74,618 vs $54,003 in Crookston). East Grand Forks has the higher median home value ($243,800 vs $160,700 in Crookston).

Population, income & housing

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
Population	7,388	9,067
Median age	41.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,003	$74,618
Median home value	$160,700	$243,800
Median gross rent	$827	$872
Housing units	3,828	3,706
Homeownership rate	59.0%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
Population	7,756 → 7,388 (-4.7%)	8,604 → 9,067 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$55,473 → $54,003 (-2.6%)	$60,091 → $74,618 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$130,200 → $160,700 (+23.4%)	$196,500 → $243,800 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $827 (+16.8%)	$721 → $872 (+20.9%)

Crookston

Population

7,7567,388

Median household income

$55,473$54,003

Median home value

$130,200$160,700

Median gross rent

$708$827

East Grand Forks

Population

8,6049,067

Median household income

$60,091$74,618

Median home value

$196,500$243,800

Median gross rent

$721$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
Under 5	5.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.8%
75 and over	8.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	79.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	1.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	29.4%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
Drove alone	76.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	5.6%
Public transit	1.7%	0.6%
Walked	6.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
1-unit, detached	59.2%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	10.7%
20 or more units	16.0%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Crookston	East Grand Forks
Poverty rate	17.0%	10.8%
Average household size	1.99	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1965	1975