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Bigelow

Minnesota · 247 residents · 0.39 sq mi
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Bigelow is home to 247 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 1% of adults. The typical home is worth $18,000. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 28%. Median rent is $269 a month.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 32.3
US median: 33.0
Less educated
1% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

247
+7%vs 2000
vs 231 in 2000
1990 – 2025
32.3
Unchangedvs 2000
vs 32.3 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
0.39 sq mi
Population, 19902024
18821824827730719902000201020202024Bigelow
2024297
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.7%(19)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 98.5%(21)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.7%(14)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 1911.3%(28)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 244.5%(11)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3417.8%(44)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4411.3%(28)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.1%(25)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 6410.9%(27)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 748.5%(21)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 841.6%(4)
US avg: 4%
85 and over2%(5)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$22,361
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $32,750 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$8,738
−43%vs 2000
vs $15,227 in 2000
US average: $14,340
9.7%
−2.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 12.2% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$18,000
−47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $45,000 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2022
$269
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $363 in 2000
US average: $450
88.8%
−0.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 89.7% in 2000
11.2% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.3%(211)
Black0%(0)
Hispanic / Latino7.4%(17)
Asian0.9%(2)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic98.4%(243)
Black0%(0)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(2)
Asian0%(0)
Other1.6%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican32.7%(97)
Guatemalan22.6%(67)
Honduran5.7%(17)
Ancestry
German24.2%(72)
Dutch5.4%(16)
Irish1%(3)
Swedish0.7%(2)
Polish0.3%(1)
Section 05

Education

1.3%
−6.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 7.7% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
61.7%
−16.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 78.2% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
0.0%
−5.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 5.1% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

14.2 min
+65%vs 2000
vs 8.6 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 married24.8%(34)
Married70.8%(97)
Widowed0.7%(1)
Divorced3.6%(5)
Women 15+
Never married21.4%(21)
Married64.3%(63)
Widowed10.2%(10)
Divorced4.1%(4)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

10.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
53.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2020
from 43.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 24.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
11.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 9.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
22.2%
−13.2 ptssince 2020
from 35.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.0%
+7.7 ptssince 2020
from 59.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.3%
−9.9 ptssince 2020
from 43.2% 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

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How many people live in Bigelow, Minnesota?

Bigelow, Minnesota has about 247 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Bigelow, Minnesota?

The typical household in Bigelow, Minnesota earns about $22,361 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bigelow, Minnesota expensive?

In Bigelow, Minnesota, the median home is worth about $18,000, and the typical rent is about $269 a month.

How educated are people in Bigelow, Minnesota?

About 1.3% of adults age 25 and over in Bigelow, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bigelow, Minnesota?

About 9.7% of people in Bigelow, Minnesota live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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