Minnesota · Census place 03124
Backus city, MN
Quick answer
Backus city has 287 residents, ranking #614 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $58,750, the median home is worth $104,700 and median gross rent runs $490 a month.
- Population
- 287Backus city residents
- Median household income
- $58,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $104,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $490Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Backus city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Backus city median would spend about 10% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 76.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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