Total Population | 1,604 |
Male Share of the Population | 48.9% |
Female Share of the Population | 51.1% |
Senior Citizens | 28.4% |
Employed Population 16+ | 695 |
Age of the Population | 46 |
% of people married | 45.1% |
Average household size | 2 |
Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 20% |
Median Earnings25+ | $32,270 |
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $40,750 |
Median Earnings With High School Degree | $22,125 |
Median Family Income | $58,750 |
% Above Poverty Level | 80% |
% Below Poverty Level | 20% |
Average Commute Time | 18 minutes |
% Working from Home | 1.3% |
% Walking and Biking to Work | 12.9% |
% Using Public Transportation | 1.6% |
People Living Alone | 47.6% |
Median Gross Rent | $726 |
Median House Value | $99,600 |
Norwegian | 33.3% |
German | 19.7% |
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 12.3% |
Swedish | 10% |
French Except Basque | 7.4% |
Irish | 6.5% |
English | 5% |
Russian | 1.8% |
Welsh | 1.8% |
Italian | 1.7% |
Canadian | 1.7% |
Czech | 1.6% |
Polish | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1.4% |
Belgian | 1.2% |
Finnish | 1.2% |
Dutch | 1.2% |
Danishn | 0.7% |
Swiss | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0.2% |
African | 0.2% |
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Category | Value |
County | Polk County |
Standard Zip Codes | 56542 |
Phone Area Codes | 218 |
Time Zone | America/Chicago |
Approximate Latitude | 47.58 |
Approximate Longitude | -95.74 |
Nearest Weather Stations
Notes:
Station | FOSSTON 1 E |
Distance | 1.7 miles |
Jan Temp | -8 to 13 F |
Apr Temp | 28 to 52 F |
Jul Temp | 55 to 79 F |
Oct Temp | 31 to 54 F |
Annual Precip | 24.8 inches |
Station | MAHNOMEN 1 W |
Distance | 21 miles |
Jan Temp | -8 to 13 F |
Apr Temp | 28 to 52 F |
Jul Temp | 56 to 79 F |
Oct Temp | 31 to 54 F |
Annual Precip | 23.5 inches |
Station | ITASCA UNIV OF MINNESOTA |
Distance | 35.8 miles |
Jan Temp | -9 to 15 F |
Apr Temp | 25 to 51 F |
Jul Temp | 54 to 78 F |
Oct Temp | 30 to 53 F |
Annual Precip | 27 inches |
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