Babbitt, Minnesota

Babbitt is about 15 miles SW of Ely with a population of 1,670 (year 2000), estimated population in July 2004: 1,628 (-2.5% change).
Males: 821 (49.2%), Females: 849 (50.8%)

County: St. Louis

Land area: 105.7 square miles

Zip code: 55706

Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $33,229 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,200 (year 2000)

Babbitt, MN residents, houses, and apartments details

Races in Babbitt:

Ancestries: German (23.7%), Norwegian (18.8%), Swedish (11.4%), Irish (10.5%), English (8.7%), French (5.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Babbitt

• High school or higher: 83.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Unemployed: 7.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Babbitt city

• Never married: 13.9%
• Now married: 68.5%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 7.3%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+6.2%).

 Single-family new house construction building permits:

• 1996: 0 buildings
• 1997: 0 buildings
• 1998: 1 building, cost: $75,000
• 1999: 0 buildings
• 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $54,500
• 2001: 1 building, cost: $80,300
• 2002: 1 building, cost: $52,000
• 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,400
• 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700

Latitude: 47.67 N, Longitude: 91.92 W

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (17.9%),  Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining (16.9%), Manufacturing (14.8%), Retail trade (13.0%).

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