Thief River Falls, MN

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2024 Population
8,823
US Senator
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic(DFL) Party
US Senator
Tina Smith
Democratic(DFL) Party
2024 Median Age
37.8
2.83% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.2%
7.53% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$71,144
9.04% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$175,400
3.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,924
4.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Thief River Falls, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Thief River Falls, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Thief River Falls, MN are Northland Community and Technical College (658 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Thief River Falls, MN was $175,400, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.

Most people in Thief River Falls, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Thief River Falls, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Thief River Falls, MN is home to a population of 8.82k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.49% of Thief River Falls, MN residents were born outside of the country (396 people).

In 2024, there were 25.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.51k people) in Thief River Falls, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 291 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 245 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Thief River Falls, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Thief River Falls, MN was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Thief River Falls, MN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.51k ± 159
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    291 ± 93
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    245 ± 152
6.52%
Hispanic Population
575 people

In 2024, there were 25.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.51k people) in Thief River Falls, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 291 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 245 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.52% of the people in Thief River Falls, MN are hispanic (575 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Thief River Falls, MN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    58,764 ± 5,921 people
  2. Somalia
    36,253 ± 4,660 people
  3. India
    31,836 ± 4,368 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 58,764 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,253 and India with 31,836.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.49%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
396 people
3.48%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
308 people

As of 2024, 4.49% of Thief River Falls, MN residents (396 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Thief River Falls, MN was 3.48%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    158 ± 58
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    66 ± 64
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    56 ± 60

Thief River Falls, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Thief River Falls, MN employs 4.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Thief River Falls, MN were Wholesale Trade (1,063 people), Manufacturing (832 people), and Retail Trade (725 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,423), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,171), and Educational Services ($61,927).

Employment

Occupations

4.92k
2024 Value
± 426
4.43%
1 Year growth
± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thief River Falls, MN grew at a rate of 4.43%, from 4.72k employees to 4.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thief River Falls, MN, are Material Moving Occupations (861 people), Sales & Related Occupations (637 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (459 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thief River Falls, MN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.92k
2024 Value
± 426
4.43%
1 Year growth
± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thief River Falls, MN grew at a rate of 4.43%, from 4.72k employees to 4.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thief River Falls, MN, are Wholesale Trade (1,063 people), Manufacturing (832 people), and Retail Trade (725 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thief River Falls, MN, though some of these residents may live in Thief River Falls, 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

$52,941
Median earning men ± $2,373
$40,713
Median earning women ± $3,945

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,990), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,808), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,364).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,738), Wholesale Trade ($45,200), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,781).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Thief River Falls, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (50.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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 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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Education

In 2023, universities in Thief River Falls, MN awarded 658 degrees. The student population of Thief River Falls, MN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,039 male students and 1,438 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Thief River Falls, MN are White (530 and 81.4%), Black or African American (53 and 8.14%), Hispanic or Latino (25 and 3.84%), and Two or More Races (21 and 3.23%).

The largest universities in Thief River Falls, MN by number of degrees awarded are Northland Community and Technical College (658 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Thief River Falls, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (122 and 18.5%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (75 and 11.4%), and Registered Nursing (66 and 10%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,477 students enrolled in Thief River Falls, MN, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,942 records, of which 57.5% were women and 42.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    66 degrees awarded
  2. Physical Therapy Technician
    15 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    122 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Thief River Falls, MN was Registered Nursing with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Thief River Falls, MN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Northland Community and Technical College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
658 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northland Community and Technical College with 658 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 284 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Thief River Falls, MN, which is 0.759 times less than the 374 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 530 degrees mean that there were 10 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 53 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,626) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($636) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Thief River Falls, MN was $175,400 in 2024, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,300 to $175,400, a 3.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Thief River Falls, MN is 63.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Thief River Falls, MN have an average commute time of 10.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thief River Falls, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$175,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,914
$2,675
Median Property Taxes
±$300

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Thief River Falls, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

63.7%
Homeownership
2024
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.7% of the housing units in Thief River Falls, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,144
Median Household Income
± $4,156
4.2k
Number of Households
± 401

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.2k households in Thief River Falls, MN grew to $71,144 from the previous year's value of $65,244.

The following chart displays the households in Thief River Falls, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thief River Falls, MN is from Minnesota.
0.454
2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2023, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.78% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.8%)
  2. Carpooled (9.87%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.2%)

In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Thief River Falls, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.87%) and those who worked at home (8.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

10.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thief River Falls, MN have a shorter commute time (10.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.32% of the workforce in Thief River Falls, 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 Thief River Falls, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thief River Falls, MN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thief River Falls, MN (1.04k out of 8.57k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Thief River Falls, MN is White, followed by Hispanic 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

95% of the population of Thief River Falls, MN has health coverage, with 57.1% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.06% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.02%
Uninsured
57.1%
Employer Coverage
11.7%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
1.06%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Thief River Falls, MN grew by 23% from 4.08% to 5.02%.

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