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Height of Land Township, Minnesota

Height of Land Township, township, in Becker County, Minnesota. Height of Land Township had 692 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 682 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 771 (±153). GEOID 2700528250.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

692

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 682 · ACS 2020-2024: 771 ±153

Median household income

$79,375

±$18,315 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$263,500

±$30,393 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$525

±$335 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Height of Land Township and what county is it in?

Height of Land Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota. It covers 58.6 square miles of land, 12 residents per square mile in 2020.

Height of Land Township is in the Detroit Lakes, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Height of Land Township (marked with a dot) in Becker County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Height of Land Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 692 people lived in Height of Land Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, in line with Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 682 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 771 (±153).

  • July 2020→2021 +5 (685)
  • 2021→2022 +2 (687)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (685)
  • 2023→2024 +2 (687)
  • 2024→2025 +5 (692)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureHeight of Land TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population771±15335,3435,739,445+202
Households316±5214,4102,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.44±0.232.422.43no clear change
Housing units490±6220,0052,545,030no clear change

Height of Land Township's population since 2000

From 639 in 2000 to 692 in 2025: up 8.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Height of Land Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 639
  • 2005 (estimate) 660
  • 2010 Census 673
  • 2015 (estimate) 692
  • 2020 Census 682
  • 2025 (estimate) 692

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Height of Land Township?

The median resident of Height of Land Township is 54.7 years old; 16.1% are under 18 and 20.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 93.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.4%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureHeight of Land TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age54.7±5.843.538.8no clear change
Under 18 years16.1%±6.5 pts23.3%22.9%–
65 years and over20.2%±5.2 pts22.8%17.3%–
Male48.6%±3.8 pts50.1%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4.4%±3.5 pts2.0%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic93.4%±4.4 pts84.9%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.5 pts0.7%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts0.5%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic1.4%±1.7 pts4.7%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.6%±1.4 pts6.7%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts0.5%0.5%–
Born outside the United States5.2%±3.7 pts1.2%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.0%±0.7 pts3.0%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.3%±2.5 pts8.7%5.9%–
With a disability11.0%±3.9 pts14.9%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage6.9%±4.0 pts5.8%4.7%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.8%±1.6 pts93.2%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)26.3%±8.0 pts28.0%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)14.3%±8.3 pts8.9%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier97.3%±1.3 pts89.5%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.6%±1.1 pts1.8%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Height of Land Township earn?

Half of Height of Land Township's 316 households earn less than $79,375 a year (±$18,315), against $71,388 in Becker County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $74,696 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureHeight of Land TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$79,375±$18,315$71,388$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$105,272±$25,872$100,022$118,304–
Per capita income$44,859±$13,407$41,842$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line14.0%±8.1 pts12.9%9.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line37.1%±33.3 pts19.1%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP5.4%±2.5 pts11.6%7.9%–
Households with a computer93.0%±3.0 pts94.4%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.7%±5.1 pts88.8%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Height of Land Township?

Owners occupy 88.3% of Height of Land Township's occupied homes and renters 11.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,500 by its owner (±$30,393). The median renter pays $525 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureHeight of Land TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$263,500±$30,393$291,000$329,300no clear change
Median gross rent$525±$335$920$1,280−$349
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent8.7%±12.9 pts35.0%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,486±$296$1,691$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes88.3%±6.3 pts77.2%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes11.7%±6.3 pts22.8%27.8%–
Housing units490±6220,0052,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±7.7 pts0.5%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±40.6 pts4.3%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes84.7%±6.4 pts79.1%66.0%–
Mobile homes11.6%±4.7 pts7.7%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later2.4%±2.7 pts1.6%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 20199.6%±3.9 pts11.1%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier5.3%±3.5 pts13.9%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle2.8%±2.0 pts5.8%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Height of Land Township work and get to work?

81.3% of Height of Land Township's workers drive alone and 9.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 29.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureHeight of Land TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)60.8%±6.7 pts60.9%68.1%–
Unemployment rate1.2%±1.1 pts4.3%4.1%–
Drove alone to work81.3%±7.0 pts75.2%68.9%–
Carpooled5.2%±3.6 pts9.7%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±5.5 pts0.5%1.8%–
Walked1.5%±1.2 pts3.1%2.5%–
Worked from home9.2%±4.9 pts10.6%17.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work29.9 min±4.221.7 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Height of Land Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Height of Land Township; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Height of Land Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Height of Land Township
Tract 4502Becker County2,260 $71,865 $239,50036%
Tract 4503Becker County5,340 $73,071 $254,5004%
Tract 9400Becker County3,821 $56,225 $210,9002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Height of Land Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Height of Land Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Height of Land Township is the 9,041st-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 367th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Height of Land Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Height of Land Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate367th1,772

Height of Land Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Height of Land Township?

21 of the 57 figures for Height of Land Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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