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Bigfork, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Bigfork is a Census city of 375 people across 1.86 square miles of land, in Itasca County. Median household income is $29,375, 52.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bigfork
What Bigfork is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.86 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land202
- County holding the largest share of its areaItasca County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bigfork
- Population375
- Median age62.5
- Population under 1871 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1818.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over155 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over41.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households147 plus or minus 32
- Family households67 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families45.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bigfork
- Median household income$29,375 plus or minus $11,549
- Per capita income$27,652 plus or minus $8,793
- Civilian labor force93 plus or minus 27
- Employed86 plus or minus 27
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over285
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bigfork
- Housing units186
- Occupied units147 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate21.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied77 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate52.4 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,800 plus or minus $43,666
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,000
- Annual rent as a share of median income40.9 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Single family units64 plus or minus 21
- Share single family34.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Units in buildings of two or more76 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more40.9 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bigfork gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute68 plus or minus 26
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.6 percent plus or minus 34.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.2 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone67.5 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport3.9 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bigfork (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$424,000
- Average approval$424,000
- Median approval$424,000
- Largest approval$424,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bigfork, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bigfork
- NFIP communityCity of Bigfork
- NFIP community number270201
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/11/25
The City of Bigfork participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270201 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Itasca County, not Bigfork
Itasca County context, not Bigfork figures
- Establishments in Itasca County1,175
- Covered employment, Itasca County16,608
- Average annual pay, Itasca County$54,071
- Housing units permitted, Itasca County124
Every figure in this section is published for Itasca County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bigfork.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bigfork questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bigfork, Minnesota?
375, in 147 households. Bigfork city covers 1.86 square miles of land, which is 202 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bigfork in?
Itasca County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bigfork?
$29,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,800. Median gross rent is $1,000 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bigfork in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bigfork appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bigfork, city of, community 270201, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bigfork figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Itasca County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bigfork.
Is zoning published for Bigfork?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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