Housing data for Pine River Township, MN

Pine River Township, MN has an estimated 1,058 residents and 558 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Cass County.

9.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,163 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−17.6%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,058 (±118)
Housing units
558 (±69)
Households that rent
9.4%
Median gross rent
$1,163
Residents since 2015–2019
−17.6%

What stands out in Pine River Township

Median gross rent: $1,163 (±$288) in Pine River Township, higher than in Cass County ($863).

Median home value: $229,200 (±$25,541) in Pine River Township, lower than in Cass County ($288,300).

Median real estate taxes: $1,287 (±$147) in Pine River Township, lower than in Cass County ($1,615).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 0.2% (±0.6 points) in Pine River Township, lower than in Cass County (2.1%).

Housing in Pine River Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,163 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,604 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 53.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $58,056 median household income
  • Home values: $229,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,230 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,287 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 62.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 29.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 47.6% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 21.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −17.6% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 23.6% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Pine River Township against Cass County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Pine River TownshipCass CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents1,058 (±118)30,992 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units558 (±69)24,470 (±61)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent9.4% (±4.5 points)13.8% (±1.1 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,163 (±$288)$863 (±$45)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$58,056 (±$11,371)$68,874 (±$2,502)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$229,200 (±$25,541)$288,300 (±$7,268)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,287 (±$147)$1,615 (±$51)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198029.4% (±9.6 points)36.2% (±1.4 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute21.4 minutes (±4.0)25.2 minutes (±0.8)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.2% (±4.6 points)89.3% (±0.9 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents40.6 years (±3.6)49.9 years (±0.1)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Pine River Township covers 34.9 square miles of land, about 30 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Pine River Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,284 (±161)1,058 (±118)−17.6%Measurable decrease
Housing units700 (±59)558 (±69)−20.3%Measurable decrease
Median gross rent$866 (±$94)$1,163 (±$288)+34.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$143,400 (±$15,843)$229,200 (±$25,541)+59.8%Up after inflation
Median household income$52,308 (±$6,798)$58,056 (±$11,371)+11.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,163 (±$95)$1,230 (±$97)+5.8%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$833 (±$137)$1,287 (±$147)+54.5%Up after inflation
Households that rent7.7% (±4.4 points)9.4% (±4.5 points)+1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±32.7 points)0.0% (±37.6 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Cass County

Pine River Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Cass County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Cass County recorded 157 violent and 376 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Pine River Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5643519%2,801$811$256,800$62,381

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Pine River Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Pine River4.1 mi$700$180,40051.4%
Barclay Township4.2 mi—$255,3006.1%
Chickamaw Beach4.3 mi—$298,8007.3%
Backus4.9 mi$720$134,70029.5%
Wilson Township (Cass County)6.1 mi$1,292$223,1007.9%
Walden Township (Cass County)6.3 mi—$207,6008.9%
Powers Township6.4 mi—$242,2005.0%
Bull Moose Township6.6 mi—$270,8000.0%

Places in Minnesota most like Pine River Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Akeley Township$971$251,600$66,6968.4%
May Township (Cass County)$1,354$262,700$61,2506.4%
Wilson Township (Cass County)$1,292$223,100$51,5187.9%
Oakwood Township$1,375$288,500$75,62510.4%
Reynolds Township$929$215,300$62,5004.1%
Tofte Township$1,096$286,300$56,87513.2%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Pine River Township, fiscal year 2027

Cass County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$775$1,014$1,335$1,695

HUD income limits for Pine River Township, fiscal year 2026

Cass County, MN, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,600$34,300$54,900
2 people$23,550$39,200$62,750
3 people$27,320$44,100$70,600
4 people$33,000$49,000$78,400
5 people$38,680$52,950$84,700
6 people$44,360$56,850$90,950
7 people$50,040$60,800$97,250
8 people$55,720$64,700$103,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Cass County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pine River Township

How many renters are there in Pine River Township?

Pine River Township has an estimated 43 (±21) renting households, 9.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Pine River Township?

The median household income in Pine River Township is $58,056 (±$11,371) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Pine River Township, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $229,200 (±$25,541) for owner-occupied homes in Pine River Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Pine River Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pine River Township, MN is $1,230 (±$97) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Pine River Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Pine River Township, MN is $1,287 (±$147) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Pine River Township?

Pine River Township, MN has an estimated 558 (±69) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Pine River Township growing?

In Pine River Township, the number of residents went from 1,284 in 2015–2019 to 1,058 in 2020–2024 (−17.6%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Pine River Township?

The ZIP code that covers Pine River Township is 56435.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 56435?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56435 is $811 (±$135) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pine River township, Cass County, Minnesota (county subdivision:51298, in state:27 county:021).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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