White Earth

Population: 543
Median household income: $18,929
Median home value: $73,300

Located in Becker County, Minnesota, White Earth is a community with a population of 543. The median household income of $18,929 is below the Becker County median ($71,117).

Between 2019 and 2023, White Earth's population declined 4.2% from 567 to 543, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $62,500 to $73,300.

The median resident is 26.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 543
Median age: 26.3 yrs
Median household income: $18,929
Median home value: $73,300
Median gross rent: $291
Housing units: 231
Homeownership rate: 19.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.7%
Unemployment rate: 20.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

567543

Median household income

$20,250$18,929

Median home value

$62,500$73,300

Median gross rent

$289$291

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	567	$20,250	$62,500	$289
2020	478	$22,000	$65,600	$299
2021	710	$18,527	$63,300	$229
2022	733	$21,420	—	$247
2023	543	$18,929	$73,300	$291

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.9%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	12.9%
5 to 17	137	25.2%
18 to 24	61	11.2%
25 to 34	66	12.2%
35 to 44	76	14.0%
45 to 54	25	4.6%
55 to 64	45	8.3%
65 to 74	58	10.7%
75 and over	5	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15	2.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	410	75.5%
Asian	9	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate51.6%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree0.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	20.4%
High school graduate	142	51.6%
Some college or associate's	75	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	2	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled20.8%

Public transit4.6%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82	63.1%
Carpooled	27	20.8%
Public transit	6	4.6%
Walked	7	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	2.3%
Other means	5	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	41.7%
15 to 29 min	29	22.8%
30 to 44 min	22	17.3%
45 to 59 min	2	1.6%
60+ min	21	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 63.5% (344 of 542)

	Count	Share
Family households	92	47.4%
Nonfamily households	102	52.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	194	84.0%
Vacant	37	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	19.6%
Renter-occupied	156	80.4%

1-unit, detached37.2%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units21.2%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	86	37.2%
1-unit, attached	17	7.4%
2 to 4 units	49	21.2%
5 to 19 units	12	5.2%
20 or more units	38	16.5%
Mobile home & other	29	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2770006
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 47.1014, -95.8573