Big Falls

Population: 157
Median household income: $26,071
Median home value: $48,500

Big Falls, a community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, has 157 residents. Its median household income of $26,071 runs below the Koochiching County figure of $69,115.

Between 2019 and 2023, Big Falls's population declined 21.1% from 199 to 157, while its median home value fell 2.2% from $49,600 to $48,500.

73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 157
Median age: 63.0 yrs
Median household income: $26,071
Median home value: $48,500
Median gross rent: $550
Housing units: 147
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

199157

Median household income

$31,771$26,071

Median home value

$49,600$48,500

Median gross rent

$450$550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	199	$31,771	$49,600	$450
2020	204	$30,357	$46,100	$471
2021	173	$30,417	$47,900	$480
2022	153	$32,917	$47,900	$513
2023	157	$26,071	$48,500	$550

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 173.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6429.3%

65 to 7430.6%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	1.3%
5 to 17	5	3.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	9	5.7%
35 to 44	13	8.3%
45 to 54	20	12.7%
55 to 64	46	29.3%
65 to 74	48	30.6%
75 and over	14	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	149	94.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's62.7%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	4.0%
High school graduate	33	22.0%
Some college or associate's	94	62.7%
Bachelor's degree	17	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55	65.5%
Carpooled	3	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	27.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	57.4%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	4	6.6%
45 to 59 min	9	14.8%
60+ min	13	21.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.48
Poverty rate: 22.9% (36 of 157)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	47.2%
Nonfamily households	56	52.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	106	72.1%
Vacant	41	27.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	79.2%
Renter-occupied	22	20.8%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	108	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	4.8%
5 to 19 units	10	6.8%
20 or more units	5	3.4%
Mobile home & other	17	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2705680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 48.1796, -93.8092