CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Backus

Minnesota · 243 residents · 0.62 sq mi

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With 243 people, Backus is a city in Minnesota. 41.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 66%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The typical home is worth $30,000. Households take in $10,469 at the median, 65% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

243

−22%vs 2000

vs 311 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024291

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.1%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(20)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(40)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.3%(25)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(18)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(15)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.1%(27)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$10,469

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,569

−54%vs 2000

vs $12,077 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.5%

+18.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$225

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $335 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.6%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

39.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(305)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.6%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(241)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.4%(10)

Mexican0.3%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(1)

Ancestry

German19.9%(58)

Norwegian16.8%(49)

Irish7.6%(22)

Scottish6.2%(18)

Swedish5.2%(15)

English4.5%(13)

American3.4%(10)

Arab2.1%(6)

Lebanese2.1%(6)

French Canadian1.7%(5)

Welsh1.4%(4)

Finnish1%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(2)

Russian0.7%(2)

Dutch0.3%(1)

French0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.5%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.6%

−24.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 married35%(49)

Married35.7%(50)

Widowed0.7%(1)

Divorced28.6%(40)

Women 15+

Never married32.6%(29)

Married48.3%(43)

Widowed7.9%(7)

Divorced11.2%(10)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

22.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.4%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.2%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.6%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% 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)19.4%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36 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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