City safety & data profile

HibbingMN

Hibbing, MN is a 16K-resident city in St. Louis County with a median household income of $55,789.

St. Louis County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hibbing, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hibbing has a population larger than 32% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $130,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 33%
By size
$55,789
Median income (place)
$130,200
Median home (place)
16.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hibbing

Hibbing posts a median household income higher than 16% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Hibbing area.

Bottom 17%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Hibbing

Where Hibbing income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$55,789 Bottom 16% higher than 16% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hibbing $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hibbing, MN beyond the headline numbers

Hibbing sits inside St. Louis County, Minnesota, at roughly 47.43°N, -92.94°W. Population 16,204, $55,789 median household income. Median home value $130,200, median rent $833. Poverty rate 16.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Hibbing, 4/5 avg rating, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Hibbing, MN stands at 16.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Hibbing runs about 2.3 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6% of Hibbing workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.2% in Hibbing, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

At 45.7 years, Hibbing's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hibbing from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
16,204
Hibbing · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$55,789
-38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$130,200
-69% vs avg
Median Age (place)
45.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (St. Louis County): Hibbing's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
200K-0%
Median Income
$70,069+51%
Median Home Value
$221,400+61%
Poverty Rate
13.2%-20%
Unemployment
4.6%-46%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hibbing, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$833/mo
Poverty Rate
16.2% +31% vs avg
Unemployment 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.6%
Work From Home 6%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 94%
African American 2%
Asian 0.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
38.1%
High Blood Pressure
35.5%
Short Sleep Duration
34.4%
Physical Inactivity
27.4%
Current Smoking
18.7%
Binge Drinking
18%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.9%
Diabetes
13%
Current Asthma
11%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.5%
Annual Checkup 75.5%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
8.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
7.9%
Stroke
4.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
0
RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
HIBBING · Acute Care Hospitals
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Hibbing?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hibbing right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-HIBBING · Hibbing

Hibbing: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hibbing; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Hibbing, MN?
Hibbing, MN has a population of 16,204 people, located in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Hibbing?
The median household income in Hibbing, MN is $55,789 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 16.2%.
What is the median home value in Hibbing?
The median home value in Hibbing, MN is $130,200. Median rent is $833/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hibbing?
The top health indicators in Hibbing include Obesity (38.1%), High Blood Pressure (35.5%), Short Sleep Duration (34.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Hibbing?
Hibbing has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Hibbing?
The median age in Hibbing, MN is 45.7 years. 18.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hibbing, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (16.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($55,789 here).

Compare Hibbing with another city

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Using Hibbing's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hibbing area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (St. Louis County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.