Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN

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2022 Population
146,979
45.4% 1-year decline
US Senator
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic (DFL) Party
US Senator
Tina Smith
Democratic (DFL) Party
2022 Median Age
40.9
46.8% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
11.7%
7.82% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$67,050
46.4% 1-year decline
2022 Median Property Value
$181,500
50.8% 1-year decline
2022 Employed Population
64,701
46.6% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN had a population of 147k people with a median age of 40.9 and a median household income of $67,050. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN declined from 269,336 to 146,979, a −45.4% decrease and its median household income declined from $125,054 to $67,050, a −46.4% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.6%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (7.19%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.19%), White (Hispanic) (1.53%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.37%).

5.26% of the households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are Northland Community and Technical College (810 degrees awarded in 2022), University of Minnesota-Crookston (446 degrees), and White Earth Tribal and Community College (16 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was $181,500, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN is home to a population of 147k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.96% of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN residents were born outside of the country (2.88k people).

In 2022, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (121k people) in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.6k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 6.16k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are Spanish (2,259 households), Other Native Languages of North America (1,704 households), and German (511 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
70,194
Women
48.8%
73,518
Men
51.2%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 143,712 inhabitants, with 51.2% men, and 48.8% women.

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Citizenship

99.2%
2022 Citizenship
98.8%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    121k ± 388
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    10.6k ± 293
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    6.16k ± 408
3.72%
Hispanic Population
5.47k people

In 2022, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (121k people) in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.6k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 6.16k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.72% of the people in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are hispanic (5.47k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    640 ± 620 people
  2. Iraq
    544 ± 572 people
  3. Canada
    364 ± 468 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was Mexico, the natal country of 640 Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN residents, followed by Iraq with 544 and Canada with 364.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.96%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.88k people
2.57%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
6.93k people

As of 2022, 1.96% of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN residents (2.88k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was 2.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    2,259 households (1.64%)
  2. Other Native Languages of North America
    1,704 households (1.24%)
  3. German
    511 households (0.371%)

5.26% of the households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was Spanish. 1.64% of the households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,671 ± 252
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,191 ± 168
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,079 ± 145

Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN employs 64.7k people. The largest industries in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are Construction (4,903 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,399 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,410 people), and the highest paying industries are Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($166,419), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($114,875), and Computer Systems Design ($112,047).

Males in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,850. The income inequality in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN (measured using the Gini index) is 0.424, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
58,268
Women
48%
63,115
Men
52%

The workforce of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN in 2020 was 121,383 people, with 48% woman, and 52% men.

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Occupations

64.7k
2022 Value
−46.6%
1 Year decline
± −46.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN declined at a rate of −46.6%, from 121k employees to 64.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,057 people), Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,682 people), and Registered nurses (1,600 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

64.7k
2022 Value
−46.6%
1 Year decline
± −46.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN declined at a rate of −46.6%, from 121k employees to 64.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, are Construction (4,903 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,399 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,410 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, though some of these residents may live in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,556
Median earning men ± $864
$36,575
Median earning women ± $975

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,301), and Public Administration ($63,059).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($55,985), Wholesale Trade ($47,679), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,267).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.26%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar
Senator from Minnesota1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
Tina Smith
Senator from Minnesota2
Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN awarded 1,286 degrees. The student population of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,040 male students and 3,044 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are White (1,007 and 79.4%), followed by Black or African American (63 and 4.97%), Hispanic or Latino (54 and 4.26%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (43 and 3.39%).

The largest universities in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN by number of degrees awarded are Northland Community and Technical College (810 and 63%), University of Minnesota-Crookston (446 and 34.7%), and White Earth Tribal and Community College (16 and 1.24%).

The most popular majors in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (138 and 10.7%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (103 and 8.01%), and Registered Nursing (71 and 5.52%).

The median tuition cost in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN for a public four year colleges is $11,362 for in-state students and $11,362 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 57.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 5,084 (40.1% men and 59.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 5,084 students enrolled in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,737 records, of which 58.7% were women and 41.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 57 degrees awarded
  2. 36 degrees awarded
  3. 30 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was Accounting with 57 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 810 degrees awarded
  2. 446 degrees awarded
  3. 16 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northland Community and Technical College with 810 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 539 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, which is 0.722 times less than the 747 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,007 degrees mean that there were 16 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 63 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($11,362) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,648) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.434% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.348% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (32.8k), Some college (26.7k), and Bachelors Degree (19.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was $181,500 in 2022, which is 0.644 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $368,600 to $181,500, a 50.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN is 77.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN is $67,050. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was Hennepin County--Plymouth, Maple Grove (West) & Medicine Lake Cities PUMA, MN with a value of $133,079, followed by Hennepin County (West)--Champlin, Rogers Cities & Lake Minnetonka PUMA, MN and Dakota County (South)--Lakeville & Farmington Cities PUMA, MN, with respective values of $129,494 and $122,602.

Property

$181,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$3,266
$45,074
Median Property Taxes
±$843

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Rent vs Own

77.2%
Homeownership
2022
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 77.2% of the housing units in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was Hennepin County--Plymouth, Maple Grove (West) & Medicine Lake Cities PUMA, MN with a value of $133,079, followed by Hennepin County (West)--Champlin, Rogers Cities & Lake Minnetonka PUMA, MN and Dakota County (South)--Lakeville & Farmington Cities PUMA, MN, with respective values of $129,494 and $122,602.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,050
Median Household Income
± $1,335
58.4k
Number of Households
± 1,064

In 2022, the median household income of the 58.4k households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN declined from $67,050 from the previous year's value of $125,054.

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Wage Distribution

0.424
2022 Wage GINI in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN
0.431
2021 Wage GINI in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN

In 2022, the income inequality in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was 0.424 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.67% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (75.8%)
  2. Carpooled (9.25%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.59%)

In 2022, 75.8% of workers in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.25%) and those who worked at home (8.59%).

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Commute Time

20.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN (16.9k out of 144k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN has health coverage, with 45.3% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1110 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.726% increase from the previous year (1102 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1307 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 322 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,110 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Minnesota

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see an average of 1,110 patients per year. This represents a 0.726% increase from the previous year (1,102 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.52%
Uninsured
45.3%
Employer Coverage
19%
Medicaid
14.6%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Northwest Minnesota PUMA, MN grew by 8.11% from 6.03% to 6.52%.

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