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Big Falls, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Big Falls is a Census city of 136 people across 6.04 square miles of land, in Koochiching County. Median household income is $29,063, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Big Falls
What Big Falls is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land23 plus or minus 8
- County holding the largest share of its areaKoochiching 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.
Big Falls
How many people live in Big Falls
- Population136 plus or minus 49
- Median age62.5
- Population under 1812 plus or minus 17
- Share under 188.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over41.2 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households88 plus or minus 28
- Family households42 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families47.7 percent plus or minus 18.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Big Falls
- Median household income$29,063 plus or minus $13,061
- Per capita income$32,523 plus or minus $8,507
- Civilian labor force68 plus or minus 34
- Employed68 plus or minus 34
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over124 plus or minus 39
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent plus or minus 41.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Big Falls
- Housing units135 plus or minus 28
- Occupied units88 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate34.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Owner occupied65 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied23 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$67,500 plus or minus $48,128
- Median gross rent, monthly$566 plus or minus $364
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Single family units96 plus or minus 27
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more23.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Big Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute54 plus or minus 25
- Commuting under 15 minutes32 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.3 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent plus or minus 28.1
- Drove alone73.5 percent
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Worked from home20.6 percent plus or minus 19.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Big Falls
Flood risk in Big Falls
- NFIP communityCity of Big Falls
- NFIP community number270234
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/17/22(M)
The City of Big Falls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270234 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.
Koochiching County, not Big Falls
Koochiching County context, not Big Falls figures
- Establishments in Koochiching County367
- Covered employment, Koochiching County4,246
- Average annual pay, Koochiching County$56,827
- Housing units permitted, Koochiching County27
Every figure in this section is published for Koochiching County as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Falls.
All Koochiching County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Big Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Falls, Minnesota?
136, in 88 households. Big Falls city covers 6.04 square miles of land, which is 23 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Falls in?
Koochiching 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 Big Falls?
$29,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $67,500. Median gross rent is $566 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Big Falls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Big Falls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Big Falls, city of, community 270234, 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 Big Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Koochiching 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 Big Falls.
Is zoning published for Big Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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