Census-designated place · Beltrami County, Minnesota

Redby, Minnesota

Redby is a census-designated place in Beltrami County, Minnesota, part of the Bemidji, MN metro area. It has 1,495 residents. Redby, Minnesota has a quality-of-life score of 39 out of 100 (low), ranking #9,568 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Minnesota it ranks #361 of 364 cities and towns. It ranks best on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (low), hot days (low) and public transit commuters (high). It ranks worst on adult smoking (high), lack of reliable transportation (high) and adult obesity (high).

39Low

Quality-of-life score: #9,568 of 15,651 cities and towns
Minnesota: #361 of 364 in MN
Population: 1,495 (2020-2024)
Land area: 7 mi²
Density: 205.0 /mi²
FIPS code: 2753386

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 74 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety28#11,224/15,637
Economy27#11,396/15,631
Housing—
Health4#15,032/15,609
Healthcare57#6,765/15,650
Environment75#3,800/15,453
Education23#12,121/15,649
Infrastructure68#5,019/15,650
Community53#7,391/15,651
Leisure & amenities67#5,198/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Redby, Minnesota ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Beltrami County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low5.3 µg/m³
95/100Minnesota 6.3 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyBeltrami County value
Hot days · low1 days
95/100Minnesota 5 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationBeltrami County value
Public transit commuters · high6.3%
95/100Minnesota 1.8%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301High uncertainty
Average commute time · low11.4 min
94/100Minnesota 22.7 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Home price to income ratio · low1.9×
86/100Minnesota 3.7×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077High uncertainty
Pharmacies · high2.3 /10k
85/100Minnesota 1.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsBeltrami County value

Weaknesses

Adult smoking · high35.8%
0/100Minnesota 15.9%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Lack of reliable transportation · high25.8%
1/100Minnesota 7.4%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Adult obesity · high50.3%
1/100Minnesota 37.1%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Frequent mental distress · high24.5%
1/100Minnesota 17.1%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Food insecurity · high44.1%
2/100Minnesota 11.9%United States 15.6%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Poor or fair health · high35.9%
2/100Minnesota 16.4%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,143 (2015-2019) → 1,495 (2020-2024)
+31%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
53.6% (2015-2019) → 20.1% (2020-2024)
−33 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
66.3% (2015-2019) → 95.3% (2020-2024)
+29 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Unemployment rateImproving
24.7% (2015-2019) → 3.6% (2020-2024)
−21 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Poverty rateImproving
42.8% (2015-2019) → 22.4% (2020-2024)
−20 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
46.0% (2015-2019) → 34.0% (2020-2024)
−12 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Redby, Minnesota improved on 2 of 5 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 3 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Uninsured−12 points22.8% → 11.0%
Broadband+29 points66.3% → 95.3%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 5 measures

Change of every measure of Redby, Minnesota between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Broadband subscriptions	66.3%2015-2019	95.3%2020-2024	+29 points	Improved	97%
High school diploma or higher	77.9%2015-2019	82.3%2020-2024	+4.5 points	Within the margin of error	79%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4052015-2019	0.4672020-2024	+0.062	Within the margin of error	12%
Poverty rate	42.8%2015-2019	22.4%2020-2024	−20 points	Within the margin of error	99%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	22.8%2015-2019	11.0%2020-2024	−12 points	Improved	98%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 10944 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Redby, Minnesota five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Redby, Minnesota in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Redby, Minnesota five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

For comparison, Redby, Minnesota itself moved +10.4 points in standing on average over the same 3 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,495 residents (±509)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 men (+7.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,495 residents (±509)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

White2.4%†36
Black0.9%†13
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0

Education

708 residents (±226)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

No high school diploma18%†125
High school or GED20%†140
Some college32%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

342 households (±124)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $25k19%†64
$25k–50k23%†80
$50k–75k15%†50
$75k–100k8.5%†29
$100k–150k14%†48
$150k–200k5.3%†18
$200k or more15%†53

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−25.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

342 households (±124)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Own69%†236
Rent31%†106

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

106 households (±66)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $75065%†69
$750–1,00035%†37
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

236 homes (±123)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $150k82%†193
$150k–250k18%†43
$250k–400k0.0%0

Age of homes

353 homes (±123)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

2010 or later4.0%†14
2000–200925%†87
1980–199941%†144

Size of homes

353 homes (±123)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom4.5%†16
2 bedrooms4.8%†17

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

432 workers (±163)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Drive alone86%†370
Carpool4.2%†18
Public transit6.3%†27
Walk3.9%†17
Bike0.0%0
Work from home0.0%0
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

432 workers (±163)

Redby, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under 15 min57%†246
15–29 min40%†174
30–44 min2.8%†12

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Bemidji, MN

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Beltrami County, the county holding most of Redby's residents.

Beltrami County has 1,250 employer establishments, 268 for every 10,000 residents (1.08× the US rate of 248; 1.00× Minnesota's), with 16,073 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,475. The Census Bureau also counts 2,999 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,250; 2,999 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 268; US 248 · Minnesota 268
Paid employees: 16,073
Average annual pay: $46,475; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Beltrami County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	103	22.1	1.43×More than typical	601	$86,361	208
Ambulatory health care services	75	16.1	0.77×Fewer than typical	1,404	$50,558	120
Restaurants and other eating places	73	15.7	0.85×About typical	1,515	$19,473	9
Construction of buildings	45	9.7	1.28×More than typical	180	$60,389	104
Lessors of real estate	44	9.4	0.77×Fewer than typical	114	$37,886	310
Building equipment contractors	42	9	1.50×More than typical	461	$91,262	24
Full-service restaurants	39	8.4	1.09×About typical	746	$22,001	3
Automotive repair and maintenance	32	6.9	1.36×More than typical	149	$42,685	38
Religious organizations	32	6.9	1.24×About typical	308	$23,312	—
Truck transportation	32	6.9	1.36×More than typical	132	$52,083	91
Offices of other health practitioners	30	6.4	1.06×About typical	233	$45,017	69
Limited-service restaurants	28	6	0.75×Fewer than typical	684	$16,488	—

Rank places for an industry Open Beltrami County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 46,570 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Redby, Minnesota: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0; −100% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

185.5KFY2021
212.9KFY2022
318.5KFY2023
571.8KFY2024
234.2KFY2025

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Redby, Minnesota, so they do not add up across cities.

Redby, Minnesota's figures are part of those of Beltrami County, MN ($8.9M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Redby is mostly in Beltrami County.

See federal money in Beltrami County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Redby, Minnesota is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Pete StauberR-MN-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Beltrami County63100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Bemidji, MN70

Other cities and towns in Beltrami County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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