CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dunnell

Minnesota · 187 residents · 0.15 sq mi

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Dunnell is a city of 187 people in Minnesota. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $18,700. Households here earn about 46% less than in Minnesota as a whole. 25.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $191 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

187

−5%vs 2000

vs 197 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024177

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.2%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.8%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(12)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 190%(0)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(30)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(16)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(14)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.8%(24)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.1%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,705

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,747

−46%vs 2000

vs $16,333 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.7%

+22.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,700

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$191

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−16.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99%(195)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(187)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German70.1%(124)

Norwegian8.5%(15)

English5.1%(9)

Swedish4%(7)

American2.8%(5)

Danish2.8%(5)

Irish2.8%(5)

French1.7%(3)

Serbian1.1%(2)

Czech0.6%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.6%

−14.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married19.2%(10)

Married75%(39)

Widowed1.9%(1)

Divorced3.8%(2)

Women 15+

Never married14.2%(17)

Married29.2%(35)

Widowed2.5%(3)

Divorced54.2%(65)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−16.7 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

57.6%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

31.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

72.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War20%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5 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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