COMPARING TWO PLACES
Deer River vs Hibbing
PLACE A
Deer River, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Hibbing, Minnesota
Deer River is 94% smaller than Hibbing. Hibbing earns more, with a median household income $16,965 higher.
DEER RIVERHIBBINGDIFFERENCE
Total population92615,823−94% vs Hibbing
Population density61487+527
Population growth-2.3%-0.9%−1.4 pts
Median age40.345.7−5.4
Male48.6%48.6%+0.0 pts
Female51.4%51.4%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%0.5%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.7%93.3%−15.6 pts
Black0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%1.6%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other22.0%2.9%+19.1 pts
Median household income$38,824$55,789−$16,965
Per capita income$23,044$34,424−$11,380
Poverty rate30.7%16.2%+14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.433−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%18.6%−6.8 pts
Graduate degree5.1%5.7%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%6.3%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation51.7%57.3%−5.7 pts
Median home value$111,200$130,200−$19,000
Median gross rent$816$833−$17
Owner-occupied67.7%71.1%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%7.3%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%45.6%−6.0 pts
Average commute24.216.5+7.7
Worked from home1.9%6.0%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured21.8%6.5%+15.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025