2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Little Falls, MN vs Detroit Lakes, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Detroit Lakes, is 32% more than it is in Little Falls and is 21% below the National Average.
- Little Falls unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Detroit Lakes unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Little Falls, MNDetroit Lakes, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,839  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,229$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,266  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Little Falls, MNDetroit Lakes, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Little Falls, MNDetroit Lakes, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.4%13.1%
Reviews for Little Falls    2 Reviews

Our little city has almost everything anybody could want: good people, good schools, many churches, cultural activities, affordable housing, a hospital & clinic, etc.   More

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Over 18 years ago

There are virtually no incidents of violent crime in Little Falls. This is safe place to  More

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Reviews for Detroit Lakes    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Detroit lakes in a nice quiet  More

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