Bigelow

Population: 269
Median household income: $75,625

Bigelow, a community in Nobles County, Minnesota, has 269 residents. Its median household income of $75,625 runs above the Nobles County figure of $65,509.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bigelow's population grew 23.4% from 218 to 269.

The median gross rent is $1,550. 7.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 269
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,625
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,550
Housing units: 118
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

218269

Median household income

$68,194$75,625

Median home value

$58,800$95,000

Median gross rent

$850$1,550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	218	$68,194	$58,800	$850
2020	280	$74,375	$75,000	$1,355
2021	253	$71,719	$75,000	$1,326
2022	261	$77,875	$95,000	$1,653
2023	269	$75,625	—	$1,550

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	4.5%
5 to 17	55	20.4%
18 to 24	28	10.4%
25 to 34	35	13.0%
35 to 44	49	18.2%
45 to 54	13	4.8%
55 to 64	46	17.1%
65 to 74	16	5.9%
75 and over	15	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	111	41.3%
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	1	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	58.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	20.7%
High school graduate	67	38.5%
Some college or associate's	58	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	72.5%
Carpooled	24	16.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	9.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	42.9%
15 to 29 min	44	31.4%
30 to 44 min	18	12.9%
45 to 59 min	17	12.1%
60+ min	1	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 12.0% (29 of 241)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	87.5%
Nonfamily households	13	12.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	104	88.1%
Vacant	14	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68	65.4%
Renter-occupied	36	34.6%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	118	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2705644
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.5053, -95.6892