Detroit TownshipMN
A town of 1,974.
Is Detroit Township a good place to live?
The best of Detroit Township’s subject grades are a B for health and incomes. 12% of the land in Detroit Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 47 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Frank Wildlife Management Area, at 350 acres. Detroit Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Detroit Township stand out
Where Detroit Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Detroit Township for work
Where Detroit Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Detroit Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Detroit Township is from typical.
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Moving to Detroit Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Detroit Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Detroit Township.
In Detroit Township, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
53% of Detroit Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 16%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Detroit Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Jobs in Detroit Township fell by 39 from 2013 to 2023, to 196. The town’s average trip to work stands at 18 minutes, below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Detroit Lakes (48%), Fargo (9%) and Perham (2%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles.
| Detroit Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Detroit Township
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to -2° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Minnesota overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher: just over a third of adults 25 and older, vs 39% across Minnesota. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The midpoint age for Detroit Township comes to 49.1 years.
| Detroit Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.1 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Detroit Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Detroit Township is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Detroit Township. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Detroit Township is ahead of Minnesota on 3 and behind on 8. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% sleep under 7 hours, 37% have high blood pressure.
| Detroit Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Detroit Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer lonely adults | 26.9% | 31.2% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.7% | 68.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 12.3% of Detroit Township
In 6 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frank Wildlife Management Area | — | 350 |
| 2. Brandy Lake WPA | — | 293 |
| 3. Tessman WPA | — | 165 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Detroit Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Detroit Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Detroit Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Detroit Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Detroit Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,033 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,368 ft
Detroit Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Detroit Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Detroit Lakes | #243 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Lake View Township | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Richwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erie Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Audubon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Township, Lake View Township and Erie Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Detroit Township, Lake View Township and Erie Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richwood Township and Audubon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Detroit Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Detroit Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Detroit Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.