CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Babbitt

Minnesota · 1,562 residents · 106 sq mi

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Babbitt is a city of 1,562 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 48.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $26,200. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 33%.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $20,708, below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 48.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,562

−6%vs 2000

vs 1,670 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

15 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 16 / sq mi in 2000

US average: 221

Median age

48.6

+4%vs 2000

vs 46.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

106 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(114)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(72)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(58)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.4%(162)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(171)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.8%(216)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6423.2%(362)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.9%(217)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(47)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,708

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,229 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,380

−45%vs 2000

vs $18,853 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.2%

+7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,200

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

11.7% rent

Afford Score

1.3

1990 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,651)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(1,555)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(7)

Diversity Score

1990 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(44)

South American1.7%(23)

Venezuelan1.7%(23)

Asian origin

Laotian0.3%(4)

Ancestry

German26.8%(374)

Finnish10.5%(146)

Norwegian8.2%(114)

Irish6.1%(85)

Swedish5.5%(77)

English5%(70)

French4.8%(67)

Polish4.5%(63)

American3.4%(48)

Slovene2.9%(40)

Italian2.6%(36)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(35)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish2%(28)

Russian1.1%(16)

French Canadian1.1%(15)

Czech1%(14)

Croatian0.8%(11)

Dutch0.7%(10)

Greek0.5%(7)

Ukrainian0.4%(6)

Welsh0.3%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

Latvian0.2%(3)

Subsaharan African0.2%(3)

Nigerian0.2%(3)

Serbian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Finnish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(212)

Married47.1%(307)

Widowed4.8%(31)

Divorced15.6%(102)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(94)

Married53.5%(301)

Widowed15.5%(87)

Divorced14.4%(81)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.7%

−10.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.5%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29.4%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.9%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 160 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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