COMPARING TWO PLACES
Deer River vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Deer River, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Deer River and Grand Rapids are close in size. Grand Rapids earns more, with a median household income $37,426 higher.
DEER RIVERGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population926931−1% vs Grand Rapids
Population density6141,056−442
Population growth-2.3%-4.1%+1.9 pts
Median age40.339.3+1.0
Male48.6%49.9%−1.3 pts
Female51.4%50.1%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.5%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.7%90.1%−12.4 pts
Black0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%5.0%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other22.0%0.7%+21.3 pts
Median household income$38,824$76,250−$37,426
Per capita income$23,044$38,168−$15,124
Poverty rate30.7%12.0%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.366+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%27.3%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree5.1%9.9%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%2.3%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation51.7%69.2%−17.6 pts
Median home value$111,200$173,700−$62,500
Median gross rent$816$840−$24
Owner-occupied67.7%65.9%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%10.5%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%35.1%+4.6 pts
Average commute24.227.5−3.3
Worked from home1.9%6.8%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.8%2.2%+19.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025