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Balsam township, Itasca County, MN

783 Population
72.5 square miles 10.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.1 ±10.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Itasca County: 46.9 ±0.4
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,360 ±$5,511 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Itasca County: $37,533 ±$1,366
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$82,292 ±$18,952 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Itasca County: $68,603 ±$4,097
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.7% ±9.9% (143  ±80) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Itasca County: 12.2% 5,403 (±1.1% / ±502)
  • about double the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.6 minutes ±10.7 (8,385  ±1,746) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Itasca County: 24.1 412,840 (±0.7 / ±16,646)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

285 ±55 Number of households
  • Itasca County: 18,541 ±392
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.7 (745  ±132) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Itasca County: 2.4 44,125 (±0.1 / ±40)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±5.9% (6  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Itasca County: 3.6% † 302 (±0.9% / ±74)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

647 ±84 Number of housing units
  • Itasca County: 25,679 ±115
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$236,000 ±$24,313 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Itasca County: $225,200 ±$6,215
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20% ±10.1% (155  ±82.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Itasca County: 9.4% † 4,226 (±1% / ±464.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.5% ±23.7% (580  ±88.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Itasca County: 95.2% 31,600 (±2.4% / ±781.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.3% ±6.9% (170  ±52.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Itasca County: 25.9% 8,599 (±1.3% / ±438)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% ±1% (4  ±8) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Itasca County: 0.9% 417
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.5% ±3.3% (48  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Itasca County: 9.1% 3,277 (±0.7% / ±265)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
48 Total veterans ±23 48 Male ±23 N/A Female ±10

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