Minnesota · Census place 50164
Pelican Rapids city, MN
Quick answer
Pelican Rapids city has 2,589 residents, ranking #229 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $65,482, the median home is worth $177,700 and median gross rent runs $349 a month.
- Population
- 2,589Pelican Rapids city residents
- Median household income
- $65,482Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $177,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $349Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pelican Rapids city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pelican Rapids city median would spend about 6.4% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 61.5% 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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