Minnesota · Census place 50470
Perham city, MN
Quick answer
Perham city has 3,577 residents, ranking #192 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $47,088, the median home is worth $186,000 and median gross rent runs $813 a month.
- Population
- 3,577Perham city residents
- Median household income
- $47,088Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $813Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Perham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Perham city median would spend about 20.7% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.5% of residents and 54.5% 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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- Eveleth city 3,470
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