Bemidji, Minnesota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Bemidji is 1st in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bemidji is 3rd in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - Two or More

Bemidji is 8th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Income below poverty line

Bemidji is 11th in Minnesota out of 138 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Bemidji is 12th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Bemidji is 20th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bemidji, Minnesota Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Current population (2012)	13,723	74th	5,379,139	313,914,040
Size in square miles	12.9	66th	79,626.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,039.6	107th	66.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	74th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.4%	130th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.8%	46th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.0%	107th	91.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.0%	64th	31.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Race - White	81.3%	122nd	86.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.2%	93rd	5.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	11.3%	1st	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	94th	4.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	12th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.4%	3rd	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	108th	4.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	80.5%	111th	82.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Female residents	52.3%	29th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.5%	89th	7.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Housing units	5,748	75th	2,354,034	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	35.7%	20th	21.6%	25.9%
Households	5,404	76th	2,094,265	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	53.1%	138th	73.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$121,000	128th	$201,400	$186,200
People per household	2.2	122nd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Income per capita	$18,801	143rd	$30,310	$27,915
Income per household	$33,974	139th	$58,476	$52,762
Income below poverty line	23.2%	8th	11.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Bemidji	Rank	Minnesota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,687	56th	496,657	27,092,908
Retail sales	$515,082	31st	$71,384,103	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$38,851	11th	$13,751	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$52,741	32nd	$10,423,660	$613,795,732

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