With 4,227 people, Cannon Falls is a city in Minnesota. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. People stay put here: 96% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,097, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cannon Falls
What changed most since 1990
White share99.6% → 91.1%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age32.5 → 43.4(+10.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)25.7%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.2%(97)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.1%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 179 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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Over time
Cannon Falls, decade by decade
Cannon Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,232
$63,955
$156,724
12.5%
0.9
2000
3,795
$74,180
$206,029
14.3%
5.8
2010
4,083
$75,659
$268,150
24.8%
11.8
2020
4,220
$79,576
$236,348
22.4%
18.5
2024
4,227
$84,097
$263,300
24.7%
20.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
