Minnesota · Census place 53476
Red Lake Falls, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota (Red Lake Falls, MN — Census place “Red Lake Falls city”) is 1,267 residents, ranking #322 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $63,929, the median home is worth $132,300 and median gross rent runs $568 a month. Looking for the Red Lake Falls Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Red Lake Falls, MN: 56750.
- Population
- 1,267Red Lake Falls city residents
- Median household income
- $63,929Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $132,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $568Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.5%Owner-occupied households
Red Lake Falls ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Red Lake Falls.
The Red Lake Falls MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Red Lake Falls city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Red Lake Falls city median would spend about 10.7% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 81.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Red Lake Falls city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Red Lake Falls city is a small town in Minnesota, with 1,267 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #322 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 44.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Red Lake Falls city earn a median of $63,929 a year, 18.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Red Lake Falls city is valued at $132,300, 56.4% below the national figure and 45% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $568 a month, 59.6% below the national figure, or roughly $6,816 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 10.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 81.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Goodhue city 1,261
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- Winnebago city 1,247
- Fosston city 1,283
- Keewatin city 1,229
- Glyndon city 1,286
- Spring Grove city 1,223
- Adrian city 1,288
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Red Lake Falls city?
- Red Lake Falls city has 1,267 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #322 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Red Lake Falls city?
- Median household income in Red Lake Falls city is $63,929 a year, 18.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Red Lake Falls city?
- Median gross rent is $568 a month and the median home value is $132,300, so rent absorbs about 10.7% of median household income.
- Is Red Lake Falls city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Red Lake Falls city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 10.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Red Lake Falls city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.