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56636

Deer River, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,643
Median household income
$61,289
People below poverty
18.4%
Median home value
$210,000

Income

The median income of households in 56636 was $61,289. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 15.5
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 18
$150,000 to $199,999 7.4
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60488
Female 49271

An estimated 64.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 38.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,743. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 64.4
Social Security 48.1
Retirement income 38.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.6

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 56636 in 2020-2024, 91.8% had health insurance coverage and 8.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.5% and public coverage was 50.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.6%.


In 2020-2024, 56636 had a total population of 4,643 - 2,284 (49.2%) females and 2,359 (50.8%) males. The median age was 46.9 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 25.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 56636 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 162 130
5 to 9 165 112
10 to 14 119 119
15 to 19 151 112
20 to 24 185 113
25 to 29 104 82
30 to 34 107 136
35 to 39 84 106
40 to 44 98 155
45 to 49 140 93
50 to 54 163 146
55 to 59 104 181
60 to 64 179 153
65 to 69 199 231
70 to 74 186 181
75 to 79 82 85
80 to 84 79 116
85 and over 52 33

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 4.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.6% of the people in 56636 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 79.7% of the people in 56636 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,864 households in 56636. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.7% of the households in 56636 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.5% of all households.

In 56636, 24.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.7
Cohabiting Couples 9.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.7% of males and 53% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.2 24.1
Now married, except separated 52.7 53
Separated 0.3 2.1
Widowed 2.1 9.2
Divorced 10.7 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 56636, 45 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 56636 were U.S. natives. 84.4% of the 56636 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 56636 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 66.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 56636 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 56636.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.3
Asia 24.4
Europe 60
Africa 0
Northern America 2.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 56636 in 2020-2024, 2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 56636 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 4.1
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 56636 was 891 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 35 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 689. College or graduate school enrollment was 167.

Educational Attainment of People in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.8
High school diploma or equivalency 30
Some college, no degree 24.3
Associate's degree 17.6
Bachelor's degree 13.8
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 56636, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.8% of people under 18 years old, to 17.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 56636, 48.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,403 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 336 18.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 110 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 56636 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.7
Construction 11.8
Manufacturing 6.9
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 15
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 6.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 56636 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 582 31.4
Service occupations 358 19.3
Sales and office occupations 317 17.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 269 14.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 325 17.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.4% of 56636 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 3.1
Other means 2
Worked from home 9

In 2020-2024, 56636 had a total of 2,943 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.9
Mobile homes 11.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

7.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 56636 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 59.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 56636 had 1,864 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,079 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.1% while renters occupied 10.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.2% and another 30.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 56636:

House Heating Fuel Used in 56636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.7
Electricity 15.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 6.2
All other fuels 18.7
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 56636 was $210,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.2 % had a mortgage. 54.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,494 and for owners without a mortgage it was $594.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 56636 was $820. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.