Duluth, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 86,810 (Urban population: 84,822, Rural population: 1,988 (34 farm, 1,954 nonfarm))

Duluth, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 37,000 (35,487 occupied: 22,787 owner occupied, 12,700 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	25%

Housing density: 544 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $137,000 (lower quartile is $99,400, upper quartile is $184,200)

Median contract rent in 2005: $546 (lower quartile is $329, upper quartile is $728)

Housing units in Duluth with a mortgage: 13,193 (1,291 second mortgage, 1,705 home equity loan, 95 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,816

Median year house/condo built: 1941

Median year apartment built: 1946

Household type by relationship

Households: 80,237

In family households: 59,797 (14,419 male householders, 5,710 female householders)
15,365 spouses, 21,216 children (19,718 natural, 482 adopted, 1,016 stepchildren), 446 grandchildren, 520 brothers or sisters, 297 parents, 407 other relatives, 1,417 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 20,440 (6,690 male householders (4,994 living alone)), 8,728 female householders (7,218 living alone)), 5,022 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,573 (2,004 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,513 2-persons, 4,490 3-persons, 3,817 4-persons, 1,638 5-persons, 439 6-persons, 232 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,212 1-person, 2,254 2-persons, 461 3-persons, 233 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

11,680 married couples with children.
5,455 single-parent households (947 men, 4,508 women).

94.5% of residents of Duluth speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,472 (2.8%)
(64.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.7

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Duluth, Minnesota:

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 129
3 rooms: 591
4 rooms: 2,214
5 rooms: 5,157
6 rooms: 5,761
7 rooms: 3,651
8 rooms: 2,560
9 or more rooms: 2,701

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Duluth, Minnesota:

1 room: 759
2 rooms: 1,793
3 rooms: 3,263
4 rooms: 2,847
5 rooms: 2,172
6 rooms: 1,032
7 rooms: 489
8 rooms: 150
9 or more rooms: 195

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 372
1995 to 1998: 675
1990 to 1994: 1,034
1980 to 1989: 1,557
1970 to 1979: 3,766
1960 to 1969: 3,154
1950 to 1959: 5,011
1940 to 1949: 3,540
1939 or earlier: 17,891

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Duluth:

no bedroom: 65
1 bedroom: 1,031
2 bedrooms: 6,688
3 bedrooms: 10,455
4 bedrooms: 3,630
5 or more bedrooms: 918

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Duluth:

no bedroom: 1,029
1 bedroom: 5,354
2 bedrooms: 4,135
3 bedrooms: 1,547
4 bedrooms: 378
5 or more bedrooms: 257

Cars and other vehicles available in Duluth in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,152
1 vehicle: 7,807
2 vehicles: 9,967
3 vehicles: 2,984
4 vehicles: 641
5 or more vehicles: 236

Cars and other vehicles available in Duluth in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 3,934
1 vehicle: 5,481
2 vehicles: 2,269
3 vehicles: 571
4 vehicles: 221
5 or more vehicles: 224

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Duluth, MN:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 80
$20,000 to $24,999: 139
$25,000 to $29,999: 245
$30,000 to $34,999: 293
$35,000 to $39,999: 641
$40,000 to $49,999: 1325
$50,000 to $59,999: 1893
$60,000 to $69,999: 2402
$70,000 to $79,999: 2554
$80,000 to $89,999: 2445
$90,000 to $99,999: 1816
$100,000 to $124,999: 2445
$125,000 to $149,999: 1354
$150,000 to $174,999: 743
$175,000 to $199,999: 502
$200,000 to $249,999: 544
$250,000 to $299,999: 293
$300,000 to $399,999: 137
$400,000 to $499,999: 62
$500,000 to $749,999: 42
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 12

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Duluth:

Less than $100: 508
$100 to $149: 353
$150 to $199: 945
$200 to $249: 867
$250 to $299: 805
$300 to $349: 1066
$350 to $399: 1303
$400 to $449: 1303
$450 to $499: 981
$500 to $549: 1058
$550 to $599: 766
$600 to $649: 809
$650 to $699: 376
$700 to $749: 271
$750 to $799: 322
$800 to $899: 206
$900 to $999: 149
$1,000 to $1,249: 145
$1,250 to $1,499: 34
$1,500 to $1,999: 66
$2,000 or more: 49
No cash rent: 312

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 501
1990 to 1994: 263
1985 to 1989: 389
1980 to 1984: 229
1975 to 1979: 164
1970 to 1974: 148
1970 to 1974: 101
1965 to 1969: 677

Duluth, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,285 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1611
5 to 9 minutes: 7052
10 to 14 minutes: 11461
15 to 19 minutes: 8966
20 to 24 minutes: 5302
25 to 29 minutes: 1266
30 to 34 minutes: 1971
35 to 39 minutes: 204
40 to 44 minutes: 275
45 to 59 minutes: 496
60 to 89 minutes: 582
90 or more minutes: 761

Duluth mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 31,586 (77%)
Carpooled: 4,249 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,576 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 146 (0%)
Motorcycle: 43 (0%)
Bicycle: 92 (0%)
Walked: 2,053 (5%)
Other means: 191 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,285 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4398
$10,000 to $14,999: 3338
$15,000 to $19,999: 2806
$20,000 to $24,999: 2659
$25,000 to $29,999: 2669
$30,000 to $34,999: 2392
$35,000 to $39,999: 2184
$40,000 to $44,999: 2050
$45,000 to $49,999: 1592
$50,000 to $59,999: 3006
$60,000 to $74,999: 3328
$75,000 to $99,999: 2752
$100,000 to $124,999: 1031
$125,000 to $149,999: 548
$150,000 to $199,999: 366
$200,000 or more: 428

First ancestries reported:

German: 13197
Norwegian: 10353
Swedish: 7783
Other groups: 5545
Irish: 5071
Finnish: 4928
Polish: 4252
Italian: 3407
English: 3255
French (except Basque): 2377
United States or American: 2005
French Canadian: 1135
Scandinavian: 929
Scottish: 902
Scotch-Irish: 722
Danish: 580
Dutch: 457
Russian: 376
Slovene: 370
Croatian: 314
European: 310
Yugoslavian: 301
Czech: 276
Greek: 261
Serbian: 243
Ukrainian: 220
Subsaharan African:: 172
Welsh: 145
British: 138
Slavic: 131
Belgian: 116
Czechoslovakian: 116
Hungarian: 115
African: 110
Arab:: 108
Northern European: 97
Lithuanian: 94
Austrian: 92
Canadian: 86
Slovak: 66
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 65
Lebanese: 63
Haitian: 59
Romanian: 52
Pennsylvania German: 42
Swiss: 40
Kenyan: 38
Turkish: 36
Eastern European: 25
Latvian: 24
Arab/Arabic: 16
Macedonian: 15
Iranian: 13
Syrian: 12
Egyptian: 11
Portuguese: 11
Other Subsaharan African: 10
Luxemburger: 10
Celtic: 9
Sudanese: 9
German Russian: 7
Australian: 7
Bulgarian: 6
Bermudan: 6
Moroccan: 6
Nigerian: 5
Icelander: 5
Estonian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (15%)
Korea (9%)
Germany (7%)
Vietnam (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 65186
Northeast: 1671
Midwest: 11659
South: 2271
West: 3007

54% of Duluth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 163
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 90
7th and 8th grade: 659
9th grade: 396
10th grade: 456
11th grade: 593
12th grade, no diploma: 661
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,022
Less than 1 year of college: 1,833
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,446
Associate degree: 1,562
Bachelor's degree: 4,787
Master's degree: 1,358
Professional school degree: 725
Doctorate degree: 450

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 206
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 131
7th and 8th grade: 774
9th grade: 425
10th grade: 651
11th grade: 679
12th grade, no diploma: 731
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,632
Less than 1 year of college: 2,334
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,580
Associate degree: 1,949
Bachelor's degree: 5,504
Master's degree: 2,002
Professional school degree: 276
Doctorate degree: 223

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 24.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 31.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 19.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,605
Black householders: $18,098
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,210
Asian householders: $28,750
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,208
Some other race householders: $26,146
Two or more races householders: $29,904
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $28,750

Duluth household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Duluth household income for Black or African American householders

Duluth household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Duluth household income for Asian householders

Duluth household income for some other race householders

Duluth household income for two or more races householders

Duluth household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Duluth marital status for males

Duluth marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,700
Black or African American householders: $69,200
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,500
Asian householders: $86,400
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $225,000
Some other race householders: $73,000
Two or more races householders: $80,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,900

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 23,033
One, attached: 868
Two: 3,081
3 or 4: 1,968
5 to 9: 1,473
10 to 19: 1,068
20 to 49: 1,860
50 or more: 2,704
Mobile homes: 934
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Duluth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (67%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Electricity (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Other fuel (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,048

Here:	12.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 331

Here:	7.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,490

Here:	14.1%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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