City safety & data profile

BemidjiMN

Bemidji, MN is a 15K-resident city in Beltrami County with a median household income of $55,405.

Beltrami County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Bemidji, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Bemidji has a population larger than 26% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $198,300, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 27%
By size
$55,405
Median income (place)
$198,300
Median home (place)
21.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Bemidji

Bemidji posts a median household income higher than 15% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Bemidji area.

Bottom 16%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Bemidji

Where Bemidji income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$55,405 Bottom 15% higher than 15% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Bemidji $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Bemidji, MN beyond the headline numbers

Bemidji sits inside Beltrami County, Minnesota, at roughly 47.47°N, -94.88°W. Population 14,594, $55,405 median household income. Median home value $198,300, median rent $1,067. Poverty rate 21.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Bemidji, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

21.3% of Bemidji, MN residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Bemidji costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 5.9% of Bemidji workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.1% in Bemidji, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Bemidji's median age is 30 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Bemidji from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,594
Bemidji · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$55,405
-38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$198,300
-52% vs avg
Median Age (place)
30
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Beltrami County): Bemidji's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
47K+3%
Median Income
$68,975+60%
Median Home Value
$237,500+61%
Poverty Rate
16.1%-26%
Unemployment
4.7%-60%

Economics

Economics indicators for Bemidji, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,067/mo
Poverty Rate
21.3% +72% vs avg
Unemployment 5.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.5%
Work From Home 5.9%
Public Transit 0.8%

Population

White 71.5%
African American 2.4%
Asian 1.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 21.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.2%
Short Sleep Duration
32.1%
High Blood Pressure
29.4%
Physical Inactivity
26.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.1%
Binge Drinking
18.1%
Current Smoking
16.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.6%
Current Asthma
11.4%
Diabetes
9.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58%
Annual Checkup 71.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
SANFORD BEMIDJI MEDICAL CENTER
BEMIDJI · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Bemidji?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Bemidji right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-BEMIDJI · Bemidji

Bemidji: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Bemidji; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Bemidji, MN? ▼
Bemidji, MN has a population of 14,594 people, located in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Bemidji? ▼
The median household income in Bemidji, MN is $55,405 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 21.3%.
What is the median home value in Bemidji? ▼
The median home value in Bemidji, MN is $198,300. Median rent is $1,067/month.
What are the top health concerns in Bemidji? ▼
The top health indicators in Bemidji include Obesity (37.2%), Short Sleep Duration (32.1%), High Blood Pressure (29.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Bemidji? ▼
Bemidji has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Bemidji? ▼
The median age in Bemidji, MN is 30 years. 32.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Bemidji, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (21.3% here).

Rockford, IL 21.3% Brawley, CA 21.3% Columbus, MS 21.3% Mattoon, IL 21.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($55,405 here).

Gardere, LA $55,409 Holly Hill, FL $55,412 Lewiston, ME $55,393 Las Cruces, NM $55,422

Compare Bemidji with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Brainerd, MN 13K Grand Rapids, MN 11K Alexandria, MN 12K Fergus Falls, MN 13K Hibbing, MN 16K Sartell, MN 17K Moorhead, MN 42K Fargo, ND 119K
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Using Bemidji's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Bemidji area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Bemidji against Minnesota peers on any ranking lens. Explore Minnesota

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Beltrami County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.