Bovey

Population: 690
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $103,400

Bovey is a community in Itasca County, Minnesota, home to 690 residents. Its median household income of $67,500 runs in line with the Itasca County figure of $66,380.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bovey's population declined 8.6% from 755 to 690, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $87,800 to $103,400.

Owners occupy 64.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 690
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $103,400
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

755690

Median household income

$43,864$67,500

Median home value

$87,800$103,400

Median gross rent

$807$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	755	$43,864	$87,800	$807
2020	726	$53,011	$103,300	$787
2021	760	$56,111	$98,200	$807
2022	791	$64,479	$107,900	$847
2023	690	$67,500	$103,400	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3423.8%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	8.1%
5 to 17	118	17.1%
18 to 24	81	11.7%
25 to 34	164	23.8%
35 to 44	50	7.2%
45 to 54	78	11.3%
55 to 64	97	14.1%
65 to 74	26	3.8%
75 and over	20	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	576	83.5%
Black or African American	4	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	2.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	77	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	6.7%
High school graduate	169	38.9%
Some college or associate's	186	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	24	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit4.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	76.4%
Carpooled	49	13.3%
Public transit	15	4.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	5.2%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	28.4%
15 to 29 min	167	47.9%
30 to 44 min	66	18.9%
45 to 59 min	8	2.3%
60+ min	9	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.3% (91 of 682)

	Count	Share
Family households	170	63.4%
Nonfamily households	98	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	268	85.6%
Vacant	45	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	174	64.9%
Renter-occupied	94	35.1%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	235	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	12.8%
5 to 19 units	28	8.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2707048
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 47.2981, -93.4052