Minnesota · Census place 43864
Moorhead city, MN
Quick answer
Moorhead city has 44,706 residents, ranking #23 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $69,371, the median home is worth $246,300 and median gross rent runs $1,017 a month.
- Population
- 44,706Moorhead city residents
- Median household income
- $69,371Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $246,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,017Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Moorhead city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Moorhead city median would spend about 17.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Roseville city 35,905
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