Biwabik, Minnesota demographics

Biwabik, MN demographics: median age 45.1; 30.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

Biwabik has 970 residents. Below 1,000, most survey estimates on this page have wide margins of error, so this detail page is kept for reference but not offered to search engines. The main Biwabik profile summarizes the measures that can be compared reliably.

ACS 2020–2024 · Biwabik city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2706148. The survey estimates a population of 966 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Biwabik is 45.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 11.5 years. There are 420 households (±83). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 45.1 ±11.5 38.8 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 966
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Under 18 202 ±66 20.9% ±5.0 pp 22.9% 22.0%
18–34 186 ±68 19.3% ±5.6 pp 21.8% 22.8%
35–64 380 ±89 39.3% ±3.4 pp 38.0% 38.0%
65 and older 198 ±49 20.5% ±2.3 pp 17.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 966
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Male 525 ±130 54.3% ±6.3 pp 50.1% 49.5%
Female 441 ±102 45.7% ±3.5 pp 49.9% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 966
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
White alone 939 ±213 97.2% ±5.9 pp 77.1% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 7.0% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 1 ±7 · low precision 0.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 5.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 4 ±6 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 2.9% 7.1%
Two or more races 22 ±18 · low precision 2.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision 7.0% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 966
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 960 ±211 99.4% ±2.4 pp 93.6% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6 ±7 · low precision 0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision 6.4% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 420
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Married-couple family 159 ±58 37.9% ±11.6 pp 48.9% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 38 ±23 · low precision 9.0% ±5.2 pp · low precision 4.5% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 30 ±24 · low precision 7.1% ±5.5 pp · low precision 8.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 148 ±51 35.2% ±9.9 pp 29.7% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 45 ±22 10.7% ±4.8 pp 7.9% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 420
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Households with people under 18 100 ±40 23.8% ±8.3 pp 28.7% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 320 ±73 76.2% ±8.7 pp 71.3% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 420
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 148 ±51 35.2% ±9.9 pp 29.7% 28.7%
Two-person households 169 ±56 40.2% ±10.6 pp 35.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 47 ±28 · low precision 11.2% ±6.3 pp · low precision 13.4% 15.3%
Four-person households 41 ±28 · low precision 9.8% ±6.3 pp · low precision 12.3% 12.6%
Five-person households 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision 5.6% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision 2.0% 2.2%
Seven or more people 15 ±20 · low precision 3.6% ±4.6 pp · low precision 1.4% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 966
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Native 965 ±210 99.9% ±30.8 pp 91.3% 85.9%
Foreign born 1 ±2 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 8.7% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 929
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
English only 905 ±196 97.4% ±29.9 pp 87.6% 77.7%
Spanish 10 ±11 · low precision 1.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision 4.2% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 14 ±17 · low precision 1.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.7% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 2.4% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 2.6% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 700
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Less than high school graduate 13 ±35 · low precision 1.9% ±5.1 pp · low precision 6.1% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 153 ±58 21.9% ±7.1 pp 23.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 189 ±52 27.0% ±5.3 pp 19.5% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 129 ±51 18.4% ±6.3 pp 11.8% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 135 ±59 19.3% ±7.5 pp 25.6% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 81 ±39 11.6% ±5.1 pp 13.8% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 960
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Minnesota U.S.
Same house 834 ±175 86.9% ±26.3 pp 87.8% 87.7%
Moved within same county 71 ±46 · low precision 7.4% ±4.5 pp · low precision 5.7% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 51 ±68 · low precision 5.3% ±7.0 pp · low precision 4.3% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 4 ±5 · low precision 0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.0% of Biwabik residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 92.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Biwabik Minnesota U.S. Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 3.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 4.7% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 92.9% ±5.1 pp 91.6% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 6.3% ±2.8 pp 5.9% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Biwabik . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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