
Minnesota · Census place 70006
White Earth, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of White Earth, Minnesota (White Earth, MN — Census place “White Earth CDP”) is 543 residents, ranking #484 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $18,929, the median home is worth $73,300 and median gross rent runs $291 a month. Looking for the White Earth Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve White Earth, MN: 56591.
- Population
- 543White Earth CDP residents
- Median household income
- $18,929Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $73,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $291Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 19.6%Owner-occupied households
White Earth ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps White Earth.
The White Earth 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 White Earth CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the White Earth CDP median would spend about 18.4% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 63.5% of residents and 19.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
White Earth CDP, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
White Earth CDP is a very small community in Minnesota, with 543 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #484 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 47% of them. The median age here is 26.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 White Earth CDP earn a median of $18,929 a year, 75.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 75% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 63.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in White Earth CDP is valued at $73,300, 75.8% below the national figure and 70% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $291 a month, 79.3% below the national figure, or roughly $3,492 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.4% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 19.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 26.3 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address. With 543 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare White Earth CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of White Earth CDP?
- White Earth CDP has 543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #484 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in White Earth CDP?
- Median household income in White Earth CDP is $18,929 a year, 75.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in White Earth CDP?
- Median gross rent is $291 a month and the median home value is $73,300, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.
- Is White Earth CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so White Earth CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this White Earth CDP 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.