Chisholm is home to 4,712 people in Minnesota. The median age is 46.6, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 43%. The typical home is worth $109,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,891, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% 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 Chisholm
What changed most since 1990
White share99.4% → 93.3%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population5,290 → 4,712(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants78.6% → 72.2%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Chisholm's population equals 2.4% of St. Louis County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.2% of the county's.
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)7.2%(37)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(103)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.4%(249)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II9.3%(48)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 514 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
Chisholm, decade by decade
Chisholm 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
5,290
$50,567
$66,722
13.8%
1.5
2000
4,960
$51,866
$85,071
12.5%
6.4
2010
4,976
$54,612
$104,872
18.9%
13.0
2020
4,775
$50,616
$96,478
18.1%
24.1
2024
4,712
$50,891
$109,200
16.6%
15.8
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.
