Demographics of Duluth city, Minnesota

Duluth city, Minnesota had 88,330 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,452 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Duluth city, in four figures

88,330
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 87,093 ±127.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,452 people.; 35.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,807 ±$1,814
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.

Duluth city, Minnesota's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Duluth 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Duluth city, Minnesota's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Duluth 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	86,878	100.0	100.0
2021	86,722	99.8	100.2
2022	87,740	101.0	100.7
2023	87,781	101.0	101.6
2024	88,129	101.4	102.5
2025	88,330	101.7	103.1

Population of Duluth city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	86,878	—
2021	86,722	−156
2022	87,740	+1,018
2023	87,781	+41
2024	88,129	+348
2025	88,330	+201

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±0.7: for men 34.5 ±0.6 and for women 36.2 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Duluth city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	4,509 ±342	5.2% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,786 ±621	12.4% ±0.7	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,020 ±871	18.4% ±1.0	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,850 ±779	26.2% ±0.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,860 ±698	20.5% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,068 ±649	17.3% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,807 ±$1,814, and income per person $41,503 ±$1,331, 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 Duluth city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	6,411 ±598	17.1% ±1.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,760 ±641	20.7% ±1.7	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,944 ±481	15.9% ±1.3	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,848 ±462	12.9% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,472 ±527	17.3% ±1.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,949 ±303	7.9% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,063 ±362	8.2% ±1.0	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 Duluth city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	13,892 ±960	16.8% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,290 ±361	15.6% ±2.3	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,643 ±691	19.6% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,959 ±279	10.5% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Duluth city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Duluth city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	39,978 ±597	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±0.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.3% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±1.2	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±1.7	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$242,700 ±$4,936	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,087 ±$45	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±2	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 Duluth city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,260 ±285	2.6% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	75,451 ±519	86.6% ±0.6	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,368 ±337	2.7% ±0.4	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,498 ±200	1.7% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,162 ±234	1.3% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	116 to 376	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,099 ±499	4.7% ±0.6	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 Duluth city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	62,125 ±1,257	71.3% ±1.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,603 ±1,177	24.8% ±1.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	657 ±155	0.8% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,708 ±369	3.1% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,499 ±247	1.7% ±0.3	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,209 ±269	1.4% ±0.3	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Duluth city among the places of Minnesota

5th 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 Duluth city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Minneapolis city	427,246 ±96
St. Paul city	307,284 ±47
Rochester city	122,330 ±55
Bloomington city	88,665 ±64
Duluth city	87,093 ±127
Brooklyn Park city	83,876 ±42
Plymouth city	79,220 ±41
Woodbury city	78,305 ±34
Lakeville city	74,354 ±43
Blaine city	72,488 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Duluth city, Minnesota

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