Demographics of Bemidji city, Minnesota

Bemidji city, Minnesota had 15,770 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +372 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bemidji city, in four figures

15,770
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,569 ±41.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +372 people.; 30.0 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,405 ±$4,666
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bemidji city, Minnesota's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bemidji city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bemidji city, Minnesota's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bemidji city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,398	100.0	100.0
2021	15,471	100.5	100.2
2022	15,829	102.8	100.7
2023	15,688	101.9	101.6
2024	15,778	102.5	102.5
2025	15,770	102.4	103.1

Population of Bemidji city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,398	—
2021	15,471	+73
2022	15,829	+358
2023	15,688	−141
2024	15,778	+90
2025	15,770	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.0 ±1.7: for men 27.3 ±1.8 and for women 33.4 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bemidji city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,061 ±157	6.8% ±1.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,988 ±298	12.8% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,747 ±406	24.1% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,813 ±377	24.5% ±2.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,299 ±296	14.8% ±1.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,661 ±332	17.1% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,405 ±$4,666, and income per person $31,542 ±$2,462, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bemidji city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,483 ±277	22.3% ±4.1	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,377 ±270	20.8% ±4.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,466 ±274	22.1% ±4.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	814 ±197	12.3% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	900 ±185	13.6% ±2.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	312 ±129	4.7% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	284 ±125	4.3% ±1.9	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bemidji city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	3,010 ±456	21.3% ±3.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	712 ±218	24.4% ±6.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,759 ±397	22.1% ±4.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	539 ±206	16.8% ±6.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bemidji city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bemidji city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	7,232 ±295	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±5.1	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.1% ±3.3	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.9% ±4.2	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,300 ±$22,379	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,067 ±$30	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bemidji city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	498 ±131	3.2% ±0.8	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,031 ±440	70.9% ±2.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	287 ±99	1.8% ±0.6	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	162 ±72	1.0% ±0.5	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,761 ±384	11.3% ±2.5	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	23 to 265	0.1% to 1.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,677 ±347	10.8% ±2.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bemidji city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	11,105 ±351	71.3% ±2.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,028 ±369	25.9% ±2.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 133	0.2% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	352 ±103	2.3% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	173 ±64	1.1% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	90 to 268	0.6% to 1.7%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bemidji city among the places of Minnesota

72nd of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Bemidji city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Red Wing city	16,758 ±32
Ham Lake city	16,702 ±49
Buffalo city	16,499 ±61
Hugo city	16,340 ±30
Hibbing city	16,057 ±19
Bemidji city	15,569 ±41
Monticello city	14,858 ±41
Alexandria city	14,735 ±62
Hutchinson city	14,680 ±26
Brainerd city	14,468 ±25
Robbinsdale city	14,234 ±54

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 59 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 87 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 92 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 119 Places in Minnesota by per capita income
No. 123 Places in Minnesota by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026