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SheetMN-DILWORTH-MN · Dilworth, MN 4,664 pop · income 71st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Dilworth
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Dilworth on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Adjuntas zona… · lowest
19,295
Adjuntas zona… · lowest
19,295 median HH income
19.2% of the leader · rank #1
Monee · near
89,571
Monee · near
89,571 median HH income
89.1% of the leader · rank #2
Dilworth · this city
89,577
Dilworth · this city
89,577 median HH income
89.1% of the leader · rank #3
Crestview · near
89,583
Crestview · near
89,583 median HH income
89.1% of the leader · rank #4
Indian Lake · near
89,583
Indian Lake · near
89,583 median HH income
89.1% of the leader · rank #5
Panama · near
89,583
Panama · near
89,583 median HH income
89.1% of the leader · rank #6
Berryville · highest
100,547
Berryville · highest
100,547 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Dilworth on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,664.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Dilworth - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Dilworth places in the 71st percentile for household income and the 2nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
71st
percentile, household income
59th
percentile, home value
36th
percentile, median rent
2nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Dilworth, MN
Dilworth is a small town in Minnesota, home to 4,664 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Dilworth brings in $89,577 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 12.5%. Home values in Dilworth run a median of $268,100, and the median resident age is 39.7 years. Educational attainment runs 38.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 71.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 5 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 72% from five years earlier. Dilworth's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 6420.9 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Minnesota tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Minnesota at 98.6 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,125 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Minnesota, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 19.8 minutes, with 81.2% driving alone and 3.2% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 42.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Dilworth's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to schools and households to population change to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Dilworth, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Dilworth?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Which cities make useful reference points for Dilworth?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Minnesota, the closest population matches are Chisholm (4,731 residents, $54,815 income); Sauk Centre (4,589 residents, $65,763 income); St. James (4,740 residents, $57,031 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Aurora, NE (4,665 residents); Paradise Hills, NM (4,662 residents); Lake Worth, TX (4,667 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Dilworth?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 81.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.8 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 38.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Dilworth growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +212 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 5 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
4,611
2025 estimate
4,823
Period change
+4.6%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Dilworth?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 6420.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 182% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
6420.9
Violent rate
227.8
Property rate
6193.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 12.5% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
98.6 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Minnesota average
C-
City profile score · Dilworth, MN
52/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B
38.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B-
$89,577
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living D
98.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime D
228 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate F
12.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Dilworth profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 72/100 (B) · 38.2%
Household income: 69/100 (B-) · $89,577
Cost of living: 46/100 (D) · 98.6 index
Violent crime: 44/100 (D) · 228 /100k
Poverty rate: 30/100 (F) · 12.5%
Where Dilworth sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Dilworth's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Dilworth highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Dilworth, MN (this city): home $268,100, crime 6,421/100k
Aurora, NE : home $221,700, crime 424/100k
Lake Worth, TX : home $210,700, crime 9,022/100k
Berryville, VA : home $537,700, crime 701/100k
Chisholm, MN : home $108,100, crime 1,844/100k
Sauk Centre, MN : home $196,000, crime 1,189/100k
St. James, MN : home $109,600, crime 707/100k
Oak Park Heights, MN : home $333,600, crime 2,465/100k
Windom, MN : home $158,000, crime 918/100k
How does Dilworth compare to other US cities?
Here's how Dilworth stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income71% higher than other cities
Home value59% pricier than other cities
Median rent36% pricier than other cities
Safety2% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Minnesota, Dilworth ranks #228 of 229 Minnesota cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Dilworth against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Minnesota only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Minnesota-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Dilworth near the bottom of Minnesota's cities
Among the 785 Minnesota cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Dilworth ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Dilworth only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#188 of 775
76th percentile in Minnesota
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 785
0th percentile in Minnesota
Median Home Value
#189 of 774
76th percentile in Minnesota
Poverty Rate
#125 of 785
83rd percentile in Minnesota
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#124 of 784
84th percentile in Minnesota
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Minnesota only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
71st percentile nationally for median household income · 2nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Dilworth's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Dilworth's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Dilworth's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$268,10041st percentilemore affordable than 41% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Dilworth's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,644 of 15,516
More affordable than 57% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,632 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.0×, Dilworth sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,644 of 15,516 and #5,632 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$89,577Dilworth, MN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Dilworth, MN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Dilworth, MN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)38.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)71.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,664
Median Income
$89,577
Median Home Value
$268,100
Median Age
39.7
Poverty Rate
12.5%
Labor force participation
71.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
6420.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
227.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
6193.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Dilworth's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,611 residents
2021
4,626 residents
2022
4,767 residents
2023
4,794 residents
2024
4,825 residents
2025
4,823 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
5
housing units authorized
Single-Family
5
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
18
18
0
$4.4M
2020
17
17
0
$5.3M
2021
89
17
72
$11.3M
2022
16
16
0
$5.0M
2023
28
28
0
$6.3M
2024
5
5
0
$2.3M
Permit volume decreased 72% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.8 minutes
Drive Alone
81.2%
Carpool
8.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
6.4%
Work from Home
3.2%
Other
0.7%
Based on 2,503 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Minnesota statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Minnesota at $225 (electricity about $95 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Minnesota statewide averages, not a meter reading for Dilworth. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Minnesota's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Dilworth is $1,125/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Minnesota statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 42.4 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Minnesota statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Dilworth sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Dilworth compares to similar-size Minnesota cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.