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Bird Island, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Bird Island is a Census city of 930 people across 1.46 square miles of land, in Renville County. Median household income is $75,833, 87.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bird Island
What Bird Island is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land635
- County holding the largest share of its areaRenville 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 Bird Island
- Population930
- Median age50.9
- Population under 18196 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over238 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Households428
- Family households221
- Share of households that are families51.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bird Island
- Median household income$75,833 plus or minus $19,462
- Per capita income$42,961
- Civilian labor force528
- Employed515
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over673
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bird Island
- Housing units475
- Occupied units428
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied373
- Renter occupied55 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate87.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$142,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$617
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Single family units410
- Share single family86.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more65 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more13.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bird Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute477
- Commuting under 15 minutes238 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more122 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone88.0 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bird Island (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$468,000
- Average approval$156,000
- Median approval$159,000
- Largest approval$184,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bird Island, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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 Bird Island
- NFIP communityCity of Bird Island
- NFIP community number270006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Bird Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270006 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.
Renville County, not Bird Island
Renville County context, not Bird Island figures
- Establishments in Renville County474
- Covered employment, Renville County5,483
- Average annual pay, Renville County$55,239
- Housing units permitted, Renville County21
Every figure in this section is published for Renville County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bird Island.
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
Bird Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bird Island, Minnesota?
930, in 428 households. Bird Island city covers 1.46 square miles of land, which is 635 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bird Island in?
Renville 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 Bird Island?
$75,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,100. Median gross rent is $617 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bird Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bird Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bird Island, city of, community 270006, 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 Bird Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Renville 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 Bird Island.
Is zoning published for Bird Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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