| | People QuickFacts | Bemidji | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 13,657 | 5,347,299 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 13,431 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.7% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 13,431 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.4% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.8% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.3% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.3% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.3% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.4% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.9% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 80.5% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 74.1% | 85.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.5% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 7.9% | 10.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 90.0% | 91.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.0% | 31.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,283 | 385,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.2 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,748 | 2,347,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 53.1% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 35.7% | 21.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $121,000 | $201,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,404 | 2,094,265 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.18 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $18,801 | $30,310 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $33,974 | $58,476 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.2% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bemidji | Minnesota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,687 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 17.2% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 58,674 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 515,082 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $38,851 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 52,741 | 10,423,660 |