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Moving to Rice, Minnesota

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Population: 711. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,038 (+46.0% change)
Males: 360 (50.6%), Females: 351 (49.4%)

Benton County

Zip code: 56367

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.7 years
Median household income: $48,173
Median house value: $91,500

Population by Race

Races in Rice:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (64.6%), Polish (21.0%), Norwegian (6.8%), Swedish (6.5%), Irish (5.8%), French (5.3%).

Land area: 6.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rice

  • High school or higher: 92.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rice city

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 2.1%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +110 (+18.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rice:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rice:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 20 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 44 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 93 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rice:

  • LITTLE FALLS/MORRISON COUNTY-LINDBERGH FLD (about 15 miles; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: LXL)
  • RAY S MILLER AAF (NG) (about 25 miles; CAMP RIPLEY, MN; Abbreviation: RYM)
  • LEADERS CLEAR LAKE (about 29 miles; CLEAR LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 8Y6)

Amtrak station near Rice:

  • 14 miles: ST. CLOUD (555 E. ST. GERMAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rice:

  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 42 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)

Public primary/middle school in Rice:

  • RICE EL. (Students: 329; Location: 200 N.E. 3RD AVE.; Grades: PK – 05)

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