International Falls is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 5,603 people and three associated neighborhoods, International Falls is the 139th largest community in Minnesota.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) International Falls has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. International Falls has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in International Falls than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, International Falls may be for you.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.76 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, International Falls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.08% of adults 25 and older in International Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in International Falls in 2022 was $38,127, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,508 for a family of four. However, International Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call International Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of International Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in International Falls include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in International Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Native American languages.