Nashwauk

Population: 1,035
Median household income: $58,533
Median home value: $102,400

Located in Itasca County, Minnesota, Nashwauk is a community with a population of 1,035. At $58,533, its median household income sits below Itasca County's $66,380.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nashwauk's population declined 10.1% from 1,151 to 1,035, while its median home value rose 16.9% from $87,600 to $102,400.

78.0% of workers drive to work alone. 73.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,035
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,533
Median home value: $102,400
Median gross rent: $697
Housing units: 561
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1511,035

Median household income

$56,406$58,533

Median home value

$87,600$102,400

Median gross rent

$777$697

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,151	$56,406	$87,600	$777
2020	1,104	$50,893	$90,400	$767
2021	1,144	$60,625	$89,500	$770
2022	1,091	$59,615	$103,600	$633
2023	1,035	$58,533	$102,400	$697

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6422.1%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	6.2%
5 to 17	105	10.1%
18 to 24	125	12.1%
25 to 34	145	14.0%
35 to 44	63	6.1%
45 to 54	115	11.1%
55 to 64	229	22.1%
65 to 74	79	7.6%
75 and over	110	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	885	85.5%
Black or African American	16	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.9%
Asian	14	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	4.1%
Two or more races	46	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	6.5%
High school graduate	320	43.2%
Some college or associate's	306	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	43	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	329	78.0%
Carpooled	27	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	30.9%
15 to 29 min	137	35.9%
30 to 44 min	94	24.6%
45 to 59 min	15	3.9%
60+ min	18	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 10.9% (113 of 1,034)

	Count	Share
Family households	277	61.1%
Nonfamily households	176	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	453	80.7%
Vacant	108	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	355	78.4%
Renter-occupied	98	21.6%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units14.1%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	410	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	79	14.1%
Mobile home & other	55	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2744980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.7 sq mi
Center point: 47.3800, -93.1667