What is the population of Duluth city?

Duluth city has 86,863 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #5 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Duluth city?

Median household income in Duluth city is $66,263 a year, 15.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Duluth city?

Median gross rent is $1,037 a month and the median home value is $225,700, so rent absorbs about 18.8% of median household income.

Is Duluth city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Duluth city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Duluth, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Duluth, Minnesota (Duluth, MN — Census place “Duluth city”) is 86,863 residents, ranking #5 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $66,263, the median home is worth $225,700 and median gross rent runs $1,037 a month. Looking for the Duluth Minnesota ZIP code list? 9 ZIP codes serve Duluth, MN: 55802, 55804, 55805, 55806, 55807, 55808, 55810, 55811, 55812.

Population: 86,863Duluth city residents
Median household income: $66,263Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $225,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,037Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 60.2%Owner-occupied households

Duluth ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Duluth.

The Duluth MN ZIP code list below covers 9 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Duluth city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Duluth city median would spend about 18.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 60.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Duluth city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Duluth city is a small city in Minnesota, with 86,863 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #5 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 35.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Duluth city earn a median of $66,263 a year, 15.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Duluth city is valued at $225,700, 25.6% below the national figure and 6% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,037 a month, 26.2% below the national figure, or roughly $12,444 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 60.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Duluth city?: Duluth city has 86,863 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #5 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Duluth city?: Median household income in Duluth city is $66,263 a year, 15.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Duluth city?: Median gross rent is $1,037 a month and the median home value is $225,700, so rent absorbs about 18.8% of median household income.
Is Duluth city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Duluth city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Duluth city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.