Bemidji vs Redby

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

Bemidji and Redby 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 1,175 in Redby). Bemidji has the higher median household income ($53,850 vs $53,846 in Redby). Bemidji has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $109,500 in Redby).

Population, income & housing

	Bemidji	Redby
Population	15,490	1,175
Median age	29.8 yrs	20.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,850	$53,846
Median home value	$189,500	$109,500
Median gross rent	$1,004	$539
Housing units	7,112	263
Homeownership rate	41.9%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bemidji	Redby
Population	15,132 → 15,490 (+2.4%)	1,143 → 1,175 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$32,193 → $53,850 (+67.3%)	$38,269 → $53,846 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$139,900 → $189,500 (+35.5%)	$46,500 → $109,500 (+135.5%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $1,004 (+27.6%)	$492 → $539 (+9.6%)

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

Redby

Population

1,1431,175

Median household income

$38,269$53,846

Median home value

$46,500$109,500

Median gross rent

$492$539

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bemidji	Redby
Under 5	6.6%	9.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	38.6%
18 to 24	24.2%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	22.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.4%
45 to 54	6.5%	2.7%
55 to 64	8.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	3.9%
75 and over	8.3%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bemidji	Redby
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	3.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.8%	94.7%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bemidji	Redby
No high school diploma	7.6%	16.6%
High school graduate	24.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bemidji	Redby
Drove alone	77.9%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.3%
Public transit	1.1%	5.0%
Walked	4.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bemidji	Redby
1-unit, detached	46.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bemidji	Redby
Poverty rate	20.7%	16.8%
Average household size	2.15	4.68
Mean commute (minutes)	17	13
Median year structure built	1980	1992