Bemidji, Minnesota demographics

Bemidji, MN demographics: median age 30.0; 32.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bemidji city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2705068. The survey estimates a population of 15,569 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bemidji is 30.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 6,636 households (±250). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	30.0 ±1.7	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,569
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	3,049 ±337	19.6% ±2.2 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	5,644 ±469	36.3% ±3.0 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	4,215 ±419	27.1% ±2.7 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,661 ±332	17.1% ±2.1 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,569
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	7,548 ±241	48.5% ±1.5 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	8,021 ±246	51.5% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,569
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	11,129 ±432	71.5% ±2.8 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	369 ±153	2.4% ±1.0 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,855 ±408	11.9% ±2.6 pp	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	179 ±75	1.1% ±0.5 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	237 ±165 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,791 ±354	11.5% ±2.3 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,569
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,071 ±140	96.8% ±0.9 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	498 ±131	3.2% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,636
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,848 ±214	27.8% ±3.0 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	312 ±148	4.7% ±2.2 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	938 ±219	14.1% ±3.3 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,684 ±299	40.4% ±4.2 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	854 ±164	12.9% ±2.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,636
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,632 ±215	24.6% ±3.1 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,004 ±335	75.4% ±4.2 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,636
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,684 ±299	40.4% ±4.2 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,008 ±278	30.3% ±4.0 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	985 ±189	14.8% ±2.8 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	632 ±191	9.5% ±2.9 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	197 ±91	3.0% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	62 ±64 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	68 ±54 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,569
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	15,217 ±117	97.7% ±0.7 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	352 ±103	2.3% ±0.7 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,508
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	13,663 ±272	94.2% ±1.6 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	198 ±107 · low precision	1.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	26 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	37 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	29 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	32 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	77 ±48 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	23 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	411 ±152	2.8% ±1.0 pp	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,773
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	682 ±238	7.8% ±2.7 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,351 ±371	26.8% ±4.1 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,781 ±307	20.3% ±3.4 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,110 ±279	12.7% ±3.1 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,556 ±270	17.7% ±3.0 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,293 ±275	14.7% ±3.1 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,344
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	10,776 ±491	70.2% ±3.2 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,560 ±465	10.2% ±3.0 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,245 ±458	14.6% ±3.0 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	692 ±208	4.5% ±1.4 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	71 ±63 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.1% of Bemidji residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 90.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bemidji	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.1% ±1.8 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.8% ±2.0 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±1.7 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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