Crookston

Population: 7,388
Median household income: $54,003
Median home value: $160,700

Crookston is a community in Polk County, Minnesota, home to 7,388 residents. At $54,003, its median household income sits below Polk County's $69,136.

Between 2019 and 2023, Crookston's population declined 4.7% from 7,756 to 7,388, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $130,200 to $160,700.

The median gross rent is $827. 32.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,388
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,003
Median home value: $160,700
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 3,828
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7567,388

Median household income

$55,473$54,003

Median home value

$130,200$160,700

Median gross rent

$708$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,756	$55,473	$130,200	$708
2020	7,711	$49,321	$135,600	$650
2021	7,509	$49,128	$139,500	$752
2022	7,472	$52,557	$161,400	$825
2023	7,388	$54,003	$160,700	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	369	5.0%
5 to 17	965	13.1%
18 to 24	671	9.1%
25 to 34	1,026	13.9%
35 to 44	1,008	13.6%
45 to 54	702	9.5%
55 to 64	1,110	15.0%
65 to 74	889	12.0%
75 and over	648	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,831	78.9%
Black or African American	80	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	139	1.9%
Asian	106	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.5%
Two or more races	280	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	912	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	372	6.9%
High school graduate	1,583	29.4%
Some college or associate's	1,693	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,119	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	616	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit1.7%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,856	76.5%
Carpooled	375	10.0%
Public transit	64	1.7%
Walked	256	6.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	183	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,274	64.0%
15 to 29 min	406	11.4%
30 to 44 min	341	9.6%
45 to 59 min	367	10.3%
60+ min	163	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 17.0% (1,158 of 6,815)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,797	53.3%
Nonfamily households	1,576	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,373	88.1%
Vacant	455	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,990	59.0%
Renter-occupied	1,383	41.0%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units16.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,268	59.2%
1-unit, attached	126	3.3%
2 to 4 units	442	11.5%
5 to 19 units	248	6.5%
20 or more units	611	16.0%
Mobile home & other	133	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2713870
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.7747, -96.6064