Moorhead

Population: 44,706
Median household income: $69,371
Median home value: $246,300

Located in Clay County, Minnesota, Moorhead is a community with a population of 44,706. The median household income of $69,371 is below the Clay County median ($77,664).

Between 2019 and 2023, Moorhead's population grew 4.1% from 42,939 to 44,706, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $194,600 to $246,300.

Households average 2.32 people. The median gross rent is $1,017.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,706
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $69,371
Median home value: $246,300
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 18,852
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,93944,706

Median household income

$60,315$69,371

Median home value

$194,600$246,300

Median gross rent

$885$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,939	$60,315	$194,600	$885
2020	43,409	$61,220	$200,300	$880
2021	44,129	$62,940	$209,200	$907
2022	44,443	$68,680	$234,300	$997
2023	44,706	$69,371	$246,300	$1,017

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2418.2%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,000	6.7%
5 to 17	7,500	16.8%
18 to 24	8,141	18.2%
25 to 34	6,258	14.0%
35 to 44	5,728	12.8%
45 to 54	4,395	9.8%
55 to 64	4,035	9.0%
65 to 74	3,080	6.9%
75 and over	2,569	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,292	81.2%
Black or African American	2,736	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	330	0.7%
Asian	940	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	132	0.3%
Some other race	76	0.2%
Two or more races	1,819	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,381	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,324	5.1%
High school graduate	5,364	20.6%
Some college or associate's	8,341	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,182	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,854	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.7%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,053	74.1%
Carpooled	1,644	7.1%
Public transit	389	1.7%
Walked	838	3.6%
Bicycle	130	0.6%
Worked from home	2,712	11.8%
Other means	240	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,426	41.5%
15 to 29 min	9,902	48.8%
30 to 44 min	1,046	5.2%
45 to 59 min	217	1.1%
60+ min	703	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 17.7% (7,406 of 41,846)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,847	54.8%
Nonfamily households	8,130	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,977	95.4%
Vacant	875	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,553	58.7%
Renter-occupied	7,424	41.3%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units17.9%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,810	52.0%
1-unit, attached	1,959	10.4%
2 to 4 units	849	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2,649	14.1%
20 or more units	3,377	17.9%
Mobile home & other	208	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2743864
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 46.8647, -96.7446