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

Map of Eveleth, MN

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)