International Falls

Population: 5,728
Median household income: $61,043
Median home value: $115,000

International Falls, a community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, has 5,728 residents. At $61,043, its median household income sits below Koochiching County's $69,115.

From 2019 to 2023, International Falls's population declined 4.2% from 5,981 to 5,728, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $88,200 to $115,000.

20.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,728
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,043
Median home value: $115,000
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 3,181
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9815,728

Median household income

$45,208$61,043

Median home value

$88,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$641$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,981	$45,208	$88,200	$641
2020	5,876	$47,301	$105,700	$679
2021	5,859	$51,119	$99,900	$706
2022	5,795	$54,680	$114,000	$684
2023	5,728	$61,043	$115,000	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	222	3.9%
5 to 17	797	13.9%
18 to 24	540	9.4%
25 to 34	589	10.3%
35 to 44	584	10.2%
45 to 54	670	11.7%
55 to 64	817	14.3%
65 to 74	952	16.6%
75 and over	557	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,198	90.7%
Black or African American	64	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	138	2.4%
Asian	23	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	184	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	121	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	368	8.8%
High school graduate	1,451	34.8%
Some college or associate's	1,513	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	612	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	225	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,768	66.0%
Carpooled	332	12.4%
Public transit	19	0.7%
Walked	132	4.9%
Bicycle	11	0.4%
Worked from home	344	12.8%
Other means	74	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,051	87.8%
15 to 29 min	244	10.4%
30 to 44 min	29	1.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	12	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 12.5% (687 of 5,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,393	49.0%
Nonfamily households	1,447	51.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,840	89.3%
Vacant	341	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,090	73.6%
Renter-occupied	750	26.4%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,514	79.0%
1-unit, attached	45	1.4%
2 to 4 units	125	3.9%
5 to 19 units	117	3.7%
20 or more units	248	7.8%
Mobile home & other	132	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2731040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 48.5864, -93.4077