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Moving to Bigelow, Minnesota

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Population: 231. Estimated population in July 2024: 223 (-3.5% change)
Males: 122 (52.8%), Females: 109 (47.2%)

Nobles County

Zip code: 56117

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $32,750
Median house value: $44,600

Population by Race

Races in Bigelow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.4%)
  • Other race (6.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (58.9%), Dutch (10.4%), United States (7.4%), Irish (6.5%), Norwegian (6.5%), Polish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1640 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Bigelow, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bigelow

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bigelow city

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bigelow:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bigelow:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 73 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 90 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 96 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bigelow:

  • SIBLEY MUNI (about 11 miles; SIBLEY, IA; Abbreviation: ISB)
  • WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 14 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN; Abbreviation: OTG)
  • SHELDON MUNI (about 24 miles; SHELDON, IA; Abbreviation: SHL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bigelow:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 100 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 120 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 124 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)

Private high school in Bigelow:

  • FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: BOX 38 3012 BIRCHWOOD DR; Grades: 9 – 12)

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