COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ranier vs Bemidji
PLACE A
Ranier, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Bemidji, Minnesota
Ranier is 97% smaller than Bemidji. Ranier earns more, with a median household income $31,970 higher. Ranier has grown faster since 2000 (292% vs 9%).
RANIERBEMIDJIDIFFERENCE
Total population54115,770−97% vs Bemidji
Population density506904−399
Population growth292.4%8.5%+283.9 pts
Median age50.830.0+20.8
Male48.1%48.5%−0.3 pts
Female51.9%51.5%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.3%2.3%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%70.9%+23.1 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Asian1.2%1.0%+0.1 pts
Other4.9%23.1%−18.2 pts
Median household income$87,375$55,405+$31,970
Per capita income$44,689$31,542+$13,147
Poverty rate5.5%21.3%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.435−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%32.5%−1.5 pts
Graduate degree9.0%14.7%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%5.2%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation54.0%64.0%−10.0 pts
Median home value$178,300$198,300−$20,000
Median gross rent$870$1,067−$197
Owner-occupied91.2%43.1%+48.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%8.2%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%44.0%−14.0 pts
Average commute10.717.4−6.6
Worked from home18.4%5.9%+12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured5.9%7.1%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025