Bemidji vs Little Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Bemidji and Little Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Bemidji and Little Rock are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bemidji has the higher population (15,490 vs 1,075 in Little Rock). Bemidji has the higher median household income ($53,850 vs $51,719 in Little Rock). Bemidji has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $34,100 in Little Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Bemidji	Little Rock
Population	15,490	1,075
Median age	29.8 yrs	23.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,850	$51,719
Median home value	$189,500	$34,100
Median gross rent	$1,004	$499
Housing units	7,112	320
Homeownership rate	41.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	14.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bemidji	Little Rock
Population	15,132 → 15,490 (+2.4%)	1,170 → 1,075 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$32,193 → $53,850 (+67.3%)	$41,875 → $51,719 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$139,900 → $189,500 (+35.5%)	$63,000 → $34,100 (-45.9%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $1,004 (+27.6%)	$493 → $499 (+1.2%)

Bemidji

Population

15,13215,490

Median household income

$32,193$53,850

Median home value

$139,900$189,500

Median gross rent

$787$1,004

Little Rock

Population

1,1701,075

Median household income

$41,875$51,719

Median home value

$63,000$34,100

Median gross rent

$493$499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bemidji	Little Rock
Under 5	6.6%	14.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	20.5%
18 to 24	24.2%	15.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	18.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	6.5%	3.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.4%
75 and over	8.3%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bemidji	Little Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	0.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.8%	97.8%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bemidji	Little Rock
No high school diploma	7.6%	23.1%
High school graduate	24.3%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bemidji	Little Rock
Drove alone	77.9%	60.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	25.1%
Public transit	1.1%	5.6%
Walked	4.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bemidji	Little Rock
1-unit, detached	46.5%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Bemidji	Little Rock
Poverty rate	20.7%	32.8%
Average household size	2.15	3.56
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1980	1988