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Pelican Rapids Public School District

Pelican Rapids Public School District is a unified school district in Minnesota with a community population of 7,706. The median household income is $79,425 and the median age is 51.7.

7,706

Population

27

People / sq mi

$79,425

Median Income

51.7

Median Age

Pelican Rapids Public School District covers 284 sq mi of land at 27.1 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White80.4%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian65.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$79,425

Median Household Income

$41,977

Per Capita Income

5.4%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$295,100

Median Home Value

$730

Median Rent

84.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

90.6%

High School+

28.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pelican Rapids Public School District serves a community with a population of 7,706 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Minnesota.

The median household income in Pelican Rapids Public School District is $79,425, with a per capita income of $41,977. The poverty rate is 5.4%.

Pelican Rapids Public School District is 80.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 65.1% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Pelican Rapids Public School District, 90.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 28.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Pelican Rapids Public School District is $295,100, with a median rent of $730. The homeownership rate is 84.8%.

Data for Pelican Rapids Public School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2728170).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.