Eveleth, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,865. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,661 (-5.3% change)
Males: 1,822 (47.1%), Females: 2,043 (52.9%)
St. Louis County
Zip code: 55734
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $27,736
Median house value: $46,700
Population by Race
Races in Eveleth:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (17.8%), Norwegian (14.2%), Swedish (10.9%), Italian (8.4%), English (6.4%), Irish (6.3%).
Elevation: 1590 feet
Land area: 6.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Eveleth
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Eveleth city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 12.0%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -213 (-5.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Eveleth:
- NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (227 MCKINLEY AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Eveleth:
- VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)
- WHITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; AURORA, MN)
- UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 29 miles; HIBBING, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eveleth:
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 21 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
- DULUTH INTL (about 50 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 69 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eveleth:
- EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 6 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: EVM)
- SKY HARBOR (about 6 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y5)
- COOK MUNI (about 27 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eveleth:
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 56 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 62 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 124 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 136 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 162 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 162 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
Schools
Public high school in Eveleth:
- EVELETH-GILBERT SR. (Students: 345; Location: 801 JONES ST.; Grades: 10 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Eveleth:
- FRANKLIN EL. (Students: 528; Location: 801 JONES ST.; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Eveleth:
- EVELETH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $134,486; Location: 614 PIERCE STREET; 19,508 books; 203 audio materials; 695 video materials; 95 serial subscriptions)