Duluth

Population: 86,863
Median household income: $66,263
Median home value: $225,700

Duluth, a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, has 86,863 residents. Its median household income of $66,263 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $69,455.

From 2019 to 2023, Duluth's population grew 1.1% from 85,915 to 86,863, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $163,300 to $225,700.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $1,037.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86,863
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,263
Median home value: $225,700
Median gross rent: $1,037
Housing units: 39,805
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,91586,863

Median household income

$52,463$66,263

Median home value

$163,300$225,700

Median gross rent

$820$1,037

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,915	$52,463	$163,300	$820
2020	85,852	$54,084	$167,300	$854
2021	86,711	$58,014	$176,200	$897
2022	86,772	$63,545	$209,800	$990
2023	86,863	$66,263	$225,700	$1,037

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2418.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,563	5.3%
5 to 17	10,304	11.9%
18 to 24	16,318	18.8%
25 to 34	11,997	13.8%
35 to 44	10,414	12.0%
45 to 54	9,199	10.6%
55 to 64	9,545	11.0%
65 to 74	8,576	9.9%
75 and over	5,947	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75,615	87.1%
Black or African American	2,212	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,179	1.4%
Asian	1,538	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	204	0.2%
Two or more races	3,936	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,172	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,549	4.6%
High school graduate	11,262	20.2%
Some college or associate's	18,297	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14,349	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9,221	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit3.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,304	71.7%
Carpooled	3,313	7.4%
Public transit	1,357	3.0%
Walked	2,027	4.5%
Bicycle	364	0.8%
Worked from home	5,257	11.7%
Other means	449	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,955	45.1%
15 to 29 min	16,892	42.4%
30 to 44 min	3,118	7.8%
45 to 59 min	795	2.0%
60+ min	1,054	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 17.2% (14,099 of 82,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,174	48.9%
Nonfamily households	18,976	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,150	93.3%
Vacant	2,655	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,377	60.2%
Renter-occupied	14,773	39.8%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units15.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,067	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1,173	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5,078	12.8%
5 to 19 units	2,448	6.1%
20 or more units	5,971	15.0%
Mobile home & other	1,068	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2717000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 72 sq mi
Water area: 8.51 sq mi
Center point: 46.7745, -92.1341