Being a small city, Deer River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Deer River who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.09% of the adults in Deer River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Deer River in 2018 was $23,230, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,920 for a family of four. However, Deer River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Deer River is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Deer River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Deer River residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Deer River include German, Finnish, Irish, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Deer River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
