Bigfork

Population: 430
Median household income: $40,875
Median home value: $147,900

Located in Itasca County, Minnesota, Bigfork is a community with a population of 430. At $40,875, its median household income sits below Itasca County's $66,380.

From 2019 to 2023, Bigfork's population grew 6.2% from 405 to 430, while its median home value rose 44.6% from $102,300 to $147,900.

11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 430
Median age: 56.1 yrs
Median household income: $40,875
Median home value: $147,900
Median gross rent: $1,157
Housing units: 178
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

405430

Median household income

$27,019$40,875

Median home value

$102,300$147,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	405	$27,019	$102,300	$906
2020	420	$34,625	$91,400	$917
2021	328	$28,750	$134,100	$958
2022	353	$33,750	$163,500	$1,093
2023	430	$40,875	$147,900	$1,157

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 545.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over24.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	7.9%
5 to 17	66	15.3%
18 to 24	5	1.2%
25 to 34	67	15.6%
35 to 44	17	4.0%
45 to 54	22	5.1%
55 to 64	67	15.6%
65 to 74	47	10.9%
75 and over	105	24.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	366	85.1%
Black or African American	4	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	2.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's44.6%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	8.6%
High school graduate	116	35.7%
Some college or associate's	145	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	36	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit3.4%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	84	71.2%
Carpooled	21	17.8%
Public transit	4	3.4%
Walked	5	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.7%
Other means	2	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	59.5%
15 to 29 min	20	17.2%
30 to 44 min	15	12.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	12	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 26.7% (95 of 356)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	51.7%
Nonfamily households	69	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	80.3%
Vacant	35	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83	58.0%
Renter-occupied	60	42.0%

1-unit, detached49.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other14.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	88	49.4%
1-unit, attached	2	1.1%
2 to 4 units	11	6.2%
5 to 19 units	18	10.1%
20 or more units	33	18.5%
Mobile home & other	26	14.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2705698
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 47.7469, -93.6533