Ranier

Population: 541
Median household income: $81,389
Median home value: $140,400

Ranier, a community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, has 541 residents. The median household income of $81,389 is above the Koochiching County median ($69,115).

From 2019 to 2023, Ranier's population declined 13.6% from 626 to 541, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $104,100 to $140,400.

Owners occupy 87.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 541
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,389
Median home value: $140,400
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 287
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

626541

Median household income

$54,861$81,389

Median home value

$104,100$140,400

Median gross rent

$746$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	626	$54,861	$104,100	$746
2020	630	$60,000	$103,800	$725
2021	661	$66,000	$106,600	$750
2022	602	$74,602	$128,800	$863
2023	541	$81,389	$140,400	$870

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	3.7%
5 to 17	97	17.9%
18 to 24	20	3.7%
25 to 34	39	7.2%
35 to 44	52	9.6%
45 to 54	86	15.9%
55 to 64	105	19.4%
65 to 74	67	12.4%
75 and over	55	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	517	95.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	5.4%
High school graduate	137	33.9%
Some college or associate's	158	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	73	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	182	74.9%
Carpooled	17	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	13.6%
Other means	11	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	147	70.0%
15 to 29 min	37	17.6%
30 to 44 min	6	2.9%
45 to 59 min	10	4.8%
60+ min	10	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 6.7% (35 of 526)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	62.9%
Nonfamily households	89	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	83.6%
Vacant	47	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	87.5%
Renter-occupied	30	12.5%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	83.3%
1-unit, attached	3	1.0%
2 to 4 units	26	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2753134
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 48.6043, -93.3573