Population
740 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Minnesota
City profile · Minnesota · Census ACS 2023
Ponemah, MN
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Ponemah - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 740
- Residents
- $1,135
- Median rent (state)
Ponemah - the verdict
Minnesota's Ponemah counts 740 residents. Source: Census ACS.
- 31st
- percentile, median rent
📝 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: Ponemah, MN
Minnesota's Ponemah is a small town, with 740 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The median resident age is 18.1 years. Educational attainment runs 0.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 35.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 1 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
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). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,135 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Minnesota, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 60.6 out of 100 (Moderate).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 13.4%
Cost of Living Index (state)
98.6 (US=100)
Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Minnesota average
How does Ponemah compare to other US cities?
Ponemah measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Median rent 31% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Ponemah against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Minnesota only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Minnesota-relative analysis
Bachelor's Degree or Higher places Ponemah near the bottom of Minnesota's cities
Among the 784 Minnesota cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Ponemah ranks #781 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Ponemah only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#300 of 785
61st percentile in Minnesota
Poverty Rate
#108 of 785
86th percentile in Minnesota
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#781 of 784
0th percentile in Minnesota
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.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Ponemah in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 0.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 35.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
740
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
18.1
Poverty Rate
13.4%
Labor force participation
35.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
0.0%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
88.3%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
11.7%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 162 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Minnesota - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$95
avg/month
Natural Gas
$85
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Minnesota state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Minnesota state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Ponemah sits in
Cost of Living Index
98.6
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,135/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
60.6 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Minnesota
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Ponemah's 740 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Ponemah compares to nearby Minnesota cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS MN NCES CCD OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Ponemah, MN?
What is the population of Ponemah, MN? +
Ponemah, MN has a population of 740 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Ponemah? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Ponemah; the closest available measure is the Minnesota state average, a cost of living index of 98.6 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Minnesota vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.