Eagle Bend, MN

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Eagle Bend, Minnesota

Eagle Bend, Minnesota, in Todd county, is 59 miles NW of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center) and 118 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city has a population of 595.

The People and Families of Eagle Bend

In Eagle Bend, about 58% of adults are married.

Eagle Bend benefits from the stability of its large group of senior citizens.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Eagle Bend had a median family income of $33,750. An unusual characteristic of Eagle Bend is the share of people in it who work at home.

Eagle Bend Housing

About 76% of housing units in Eagle Bend are owner-occupied. Many residents rent one-bedroom or studio apartments. Typical rents in Eagle Bend are affordable, at least compared to other cities in the state. Homeowners in the city benefit from lower real estate taxes than most other cities in Minnesota.

Commuting

In Eagle Bend, 78% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Eagle Bend strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Minnesota):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 8%

Comparative Profile of Eagle Bend, MN

Comparing Eagle Bend to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Minnesota (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	59 miles NW of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	118 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Todd
Standard Zip Codes	56446
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	46.165
Longitude	-95.038

Station	LONG PRAIRIE
Distance	15 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 19 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 58 F
Annual Precip	29.4 inches

Station	OTTERTAIL
Distance	30.7 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 58 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Station	BRAINERD
Distance	42.5 miles
Jan Temp	-7 to 19 F
Apr Temp	29 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 81 F
Oct Temp	31 to 56 F
Annual Precip	27.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	595	100%
Male	284	47.7%
Female	311	52.3%
Under 18	141	23.7%
18+	454	76.3%
65+	142	23.9%
Median Age	40.8
Average Family Size	2.82
White	589	99%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.7%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	590
Growth	-5
Growth %	-0.79%

Ancestry	Percent
German	47.2%
Norwegian	12%
English	6.8%
US/American	5.8%
Swedish	5.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.3%
Irish	3.6%
French (except Basque)	3.4%
Czech	3.2%
Finnish	1.9%
Polish	1.7%
Scandinavian	0.9%
Danish	0.9%
French Canadian	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	0.6%
Italian	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Eagle Bend	595	$33,750
Bertha	470	$32,708
Browerville	735	$48,393
Clarissa	609	$38,553
Hewitt	267	$27,500
Miltona	279	$38,958
Parkers Prairie	991	$36,042

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