COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spring Valley vs River Falls
PLACE A
Spring Valley, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
River Falls, Wisconsin
Spring Valley is 86% smaller than River Falls. River Falls earns more, with a median household income $17,288 higher. River Falls has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
SPRING VALLEYRIVER FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,43117,916−86% vs River Falls
Population density8222,472−1,650
Population growth-1.3%7.9%−9.2 pts
Median age43.928.6+15.3
Male49.7%47.8%+1.9 pts
Female50.3%52.2%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born2.2%1.6%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%93.1%−3.0 pts
Black1.3%0.2%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%2.0%+2.7 pts
Asian0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other3.6%3.6%+0.1 pts
Median household income$66,339$83,627−$17,288
Per capita income$34,892$36,945−$2,053
Poverty rate9.3%15.1%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.408Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%44.9%−26.8 pts
Graduate degree3.9%13.6%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%3.3%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation66.4%72.5%−6.1 pts
Median home value$160,800$327,600−$166,800
Median gross rent$915$1,107−$192
Owner-occupied75.8%55.1%+20.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%6.2%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%32.3%+24.0 pts
Average commute25.122.0+3.1
Worked from home13.4%11.5%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.1%3.9%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025