Bemidji

Population: 15,490
Median household income: $53,850
Median home value: $189,500

Bemidji, a community in Beltrami County, Minnesota, has 15,490 residents. At $53,850, its median household income sits below Beltrami County's $67,257.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bemidji's population grew 2.4% from 15,132 to 15,490, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $139,900 to $189,500.

The median gross rent is $1,004. 33.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,490
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,850
Median home value: $189,500
Median gross rent: $1,004
Housing units: 7,112
Homeownership rate: 41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,13215,490

Median household income

$32,193$53,850

Median home value

$139,900$189,500

Median gross rent

$787$1,004

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,132	$32,193	$139,900	$787
2020	15,277	$36,250	$141,300	$860
2021	15,114	$42,218	$149,700	$861
2022	15,441	$49,799	$176,500	$955
2023	15,490	$53,850	$189,500	$1,004

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2424.2%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,021	6.6%
5 to 17	2,100	13.6%
18 to 24	3,753	24.2%
25 to 34	1,766	11.4%
35 to 44	1,992	12.9%
45 to 54	1,009	6.5%
55 to 64	1,253	8.1%
65 to 74	1,303	8.4%
75 and over	1,293	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,456	74.0%
Black or African American	276	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,520	9.8%
Asian	130	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.2%
Some other race	112	0.7%
Two or more races	1,492	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	479	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	651	7.6%
High school graduate	2,096	24.3%
Some college or associate's	3,000	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,724	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,145	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,888	77.9%
Carpooled	577	7.6%
Public transit	85	1.1%
Walked	306	4.0%
Bicycle	80	1.1%
Worked from home	549	7.3%
Other means	74	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,663	66.5%
15 to 29 min	1,524	21.7%
30 to 44 min	306	4.4%
45 to 59 min	103	1.5%
60+ min	414	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 20.7% (2,895 of 13,991)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,027	46.9%
Nonfamily households	3,428	53.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,455	90.8%
Vacant	657	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,707	41.9%
Renter-occupied	3,748	58.1%

1-unit, detached46.5%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units21.6%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,305	46.5%
1-unit, attached	522	7.3%
2 to 4 units	508	7.1%
5 to 19 units	801	11.3%
20 or more units	1,539	21.6%
Mobile home & other	437	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2705068
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 4.9 sq mi
Center point: 47.4870, -94.8827