Moorhead

Population & Demographics

Moorhead, MN

Moorhead is home to 45,036 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,346 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,036
people
Population

45,036 residents

Median age 31.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Moorhead population & demographics

Who lives in Moorhead — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
45,036
Median age
31.3yrs
Median household income
$72,761
Median home value
$249,000
Median gross rent
$1,033/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.6%
Poverty rate
16.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Moorhead

How Moorhead breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White80.4%
Black6.0%
Two or more races5.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Asian2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Some other race0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Moorhead

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Moorhead.

Moorhead at a glance
Employed Residents
21,346
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
3.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fargo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Moorhead proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Moorhead commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

81
Commute Score

81 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Moorhead

21,346 commutes, one dot at a time

Moorhead

Where 21,346 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Moorhead, by worker count.

1Fargo3.1 mi10,186
2Moorhead0.0 mi4,803
3West Fargo6.9 mi1,504
4Dilworth2.7 mi419
5Medina198.6 mi349
6Grand Forks73.6 mi343
7Felton18.9 mi154
8Detroit Lakes43.2 mi130

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Moorhead.

1Moorhead0.0 mi4,803
2Fargo3.1 mi3,662
3West Fargo6.9 mi974
4Dilworth2.7 mi536
5Barnesville21.8 mi155
6Glyndon8.3 mi148
7Horace10.0 mi133
8Hawley20.6 mi110

Top industries

The sectors that employ Moorhead’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.4%
EDEducational Services21.4%
RTRetail Trade10.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.0%
MFManufacturing7.1%
WSWholesale Trade4.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.5%
COConstruction4.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Moorhead

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

14 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps18%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Moorhead

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