2024 population: 443,776 ( 2,949 from 2020)
Land area: 25209.5 square miles
Population density: 17.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	396,816	89.42%	0.1%
Black:	5,429	1.22%	5.3%
Indian:	16,297	3.67%	1.2%
Asian:	4,161	0.94%	12.2%
2+ races:	11,676	2.63%	9.9%
Hispanic:	9,397	2.12%	20.6%

Total non-White:	46,960	10.58%	7.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,400	9.3
Deaths:	23,574	13.4
Net Migration:	8,672	4.9
Net Immigration:	1,214	0.7

Change in White population:	-231	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,180	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
440,827
397,047	90.07%
5,155	1.17%
16,494	3.74%
3,710	0.84%
10,626	2.41%
7,795	1.77%
43,780	9.93%

2010
440,455
402,258	91.33%
4,799	1.09%
16,025	3.64%
2,866	0.65%
9,197	2.09%
5,145	1.17%
38,197	8.67%

2000
437,666
408,712	93.38%
2,779	0.63%
14,980	3.42%
2,194	0.50%
5,433	1.24%
3,338	0.76%
28,954	6.62%

1990
421,801
403,226	95.60%
1,738	0.41%
13,013	3.09%
1,740	0.41%
n/a
2,084	0.49%
18,575	4.40%

1980
457,629
443,509	96.91%
1,150	0.25%
9,820	2.15%
1,611	0.35%
n/a
1,419	0.31%
14,120	3.09%

1970
439,565
430,589	97.96%
1,191	0.27%
5,884	1.34%
439	0.10%
n/a
1,201	0.27%
8,976	2.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
39,420	8.9
44,349	10.1
-2,851	-0.6
1,973	0.4

-5,211	-1.2
5,583	1.3

Number	Rate
2000's
42,775	9.8
43,986	10.1
458	0.1
1,579	0.4

-6,454	-1.5
9,243	2.1

Number	Rate
1990's
46,899	11.1
48,881	11.6
9,518	2.3
1,012	0.2

5,486	1.3
10,379	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
59,179	12.9
46,802	10.2
-47,862	-10.5
n/a

-40,283	-8.8
4,455	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,788	-0.9
n/a

12,920	2.9
5,144	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.9
86,557	9.8%
357,219	80.5%
103,430	11.7%

196,509
2.24

116,098	59.1%
91,094	78.5%
9,315	8.0%
80,411	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
89,671	20.4%
350,784	79.6%
76,688	17.4%

186,460
2.27

114,753	61.5%
89,054	77.6%
10,648	9.3%
71,707	38.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
100,798	23.0%
336,868	77.0%
73,600	16.8%

180,090
2.34

116,657	64.8%
94,710	81.2%
10,164	8.7%
63,433	35.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
106,903	25.3%
314,898	74.7%
73,039	17.3%

166,382
2.46

113,967	68.5%
95,005	83.4%
9,347	8.2%
52,415	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
128,247	28.0%
329,382	72.0%
65,232	14.3%

166,773
2.67

121,595	72.9%
105,539	86.8%
7,524	6.2%
45,178	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,751	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,450	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,553	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,429	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,967	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,350	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,896	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,911	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,008	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,769	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,181	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,734	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	19,600	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,261	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,410	6.8%
$200,000 or more	10,239	5.2%

Median Household Income	64,589
Per Capita Income	36,554

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11,018	5.6%
Public Assistance	6,268	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,192	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	195,508	71.6%
Unemployed	9,656	3.5%
In Armed Forces	671	0.2%

Total Labor Force	205,835	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	67,285	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	74,646	58,138	56.2%
Non-Profit	7,882	17,622	30.9%
Self-Employed	11,838	7,370	61.6%

Local Government	8,715	11,174	43.8%
State Government	5,055	5,594	47.5%
Federal Government	2,456	2,336	51.3%

Total Private + Self	86,484	65,508	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24,108	36,726	39.6%
Total	110,592	102,234	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	27,646	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	41,477	19.5%
Professional, Technical	48,211	22.6%
Service Occupations	41,320	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,609	0.8%
All others	54,593	25.6%

White Collar		55.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	38,083	17.9%
Retail trade	26,319	12.3%
Manufacturing	19,979	9.4%
Educational services	19,315	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	16,313	7.6%
Construction	16,299	7.6%
Public administration	11,802	5.5%
Other services	9,455	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	9,302	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,250	3.9%
Finance and insurance	7,958	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,771	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,729	2.7%
Wholesale trade	4,112	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,543	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,804	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,761	1.3%
Information	2,658	1.2%
Utilities	2,642	1.2%
Management	152	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,823	1.05%
Puerto Rican	1,008	0.22%
Cuban	326	0.07%
Dominican	72	0.02%

Total Central American	914	0.20%
Costa Rican	49	0.01%
Guatemalan	337	0.07%
Honduran	91	0.02%
Nicaraguan	42	0.01%
Panamanian	151	0.03%
Salvadoran	244	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	500	0.11%
Argentinean	40	0.01%
Bolivian	49	0.01%
Chilean	20	0.00%
Colombian	152	0.03%
Ecuadorian	59	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	127	0.03%
Other South American	7	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,210	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	785	0.17%
Indian	659	0.14%
Vietnamese	482	0.11%
Hmong	425	0.09%
Filipino	406	0.09%
Korean	292	0.06%
Japanese	57	0.01%
Laotian	48	0.01%
Thai	31	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	423,166	96.9%
Spanish	4,429	1.0%
Other	2,881	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1,638	0.4%
Other Indo-European	1,217	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	800	0.2%
Other Asian	622	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	590	0.1%
Chinese	550	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	111,875	24.4%
Norwegian	56,470	12.3%
Irish	43,667	9.5%
Swedish	42,563	9.3%
Finnish	40,333	8.8%
English	32,356	7.1%
Polish	25,519	5.6%
Italian	17,923	3.9%
American	15,879	3.5%
French	15,113	3.3%
Scandinavian	10,686	2.3%
European	7,234	1.6%
French Canadian	6,641	1.5%
Dutch	5,627	1.2%
Czech	5,405	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	454,503	99.3%
Not a citizen	3,314	0.7%

Native	450,096	98.3%
Foreign-born	7,721	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,485	1.4%	13,466	4.1%	95,083	29.0%	123,480	37.6%	59,600	18.2%	31,972	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,485	1.4%
9-12 Years	13,466	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	95,083	29.0%
Some College	123,480	37.6%
Bach. Degree	59,600	18.2%
Grad Degree	31,972	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	201,502	187,273	14,229	7.1%
1991	207,141	190,758	16,383	7.9%
1992	212,965	195,172	17,793	8.4%
1993	216,085	198,709	17,376	8.0%
1994	220,498	204,149	16,349	7.4%
1995	223,196	208,605	14,591	6.5%
1996	225,772	211,216	14,556	6.4%
1997	228,001	214,615	13,386	5.9%
1998	227,729	216,096	11,633	5.1%
1999	227,365	216,489	10,876	4.8%

2000	230,582	219,676	10,906	4.7%
2001	233,716	220,233	13,483	5.8%
2002	235,498	221,321	14,177	6.0%
2003	235,978	220,690	15,288	6.5%
2004	235,683	221,314	14,369	6.1%
2005	233,814	220,828	12,986	5.6%
2006	234,111	221,160	12,951	5.5%
2007	234,417	220,423	13,994	6.0%
2008	235,066	219,597	15,469	6.6%
2009	237,662	214,779	22,883	9.6%

2010	233,213	212,330	20,883	9.0%
2011	230,929	212,078	18,851	8.2%
2012	229,304	212,340	16,964	7.4%
2013	229,329	213,012	16,317	7.1%
2014	228,523	214,627	13,896	6.1%
2015	227,713	214,806	12,907	5.7%
2016	227,754	213,985	13,769	6.0%
2017	227,054	215,806	11,248	5.0%
2018	225,692	216,033	9,659	4.3%
2019	225,889	215,889	10,000	4.4%

2020	224,486	207,062	17,424	7.8%
2021	221,698	211,535	10,163	4.6%
2022	222,249	213,834	8,415	3.8%
2023	223,400	214,950	8,450	3.8%
2024	222,826	214,235	8,591	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	270,456
Median Value	$191,124

Occupied	196,509	72.7%
Vacant	73,947	27.3%

Owned	149,030	75.8%
Rented	47,479	24.2%
Median Rent	$844

Single-Family Units	219,150	81.0%
Detached	214,777	79.4%
Attached	4,373	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,564	8.7%
Mobile Homes	14,323	5.3%

Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI Market Area