Babbitt

Population: 1,420
Median household income: $54,318
Median home value: $96,000

Babbitt, a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, has 1,420 residents. At $54,318, its median household income sits below St. Louis County's $69,455.

From 2019 to 2023, Babbitt's population held roughly steady from 1,419 to 1,420, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $75,300 to $96,000.

The typical home was built around 1958. 13.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,420
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,318
Median home value: $96,000
Median gross rent: $726
Housing units: 836
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4191,420

Median household income

$45,458$54,318

Median home value

$75,300$96,000

Median gross rent

$656$726

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,419	$45,458	$75,300	$656
2020	1,454	$46,452	$73,800	$655
2021	1,364	$45,250	$75,200	$630
2022	1,377	$53,875	$87,600	$684
2023	1,420	$54,318	$96,000	$726

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over15.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	3.1%
5 to 17	186	13.1%
18 to 24	114	8.0%
25 to 34	145	10.2%
35 to 44	139	9.8%
45 to 54	136	9.6%
55 to 64	225	15.8%
65 to 74	206	14.5%
75 and over	225	15.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,342	94.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's47.1%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	9.7%
High school graduate	260	24.2%
Some college or associate's	507	47.1%
Bachelor's degree	126	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	79	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	466	78.5%
Carpooled	42	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	10.6%
Other means	8	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	29.9%
15 to 29 min	106	20.0%
30 to 44 min	93	17.5%
45 to 59 min	95	17.9%
60+ min	78	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 13.9% (190 of 1,363)

	Count	Share
Family households	378	55.9%
Nonfamily households	298	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	676	80.9%
Vacant	160	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	549	81.2%
Renter-occupied	127	18.8%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	770	92.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10	1.2%
5 to 19 units	28	3.3%
20 or more units	12	1.4%
Mobile home & other	13	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2703106
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 106 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 47.6431, -91.9283