City in Beltrami County, Minnesota · 17.4 sq mi · 910 people per sq mi
About 16,000 people live in Bemidji. The typical household earns $55,405, and the median resident is 30 years old.
2026 projection
From 15,398 in 2020
Poverty rate 21.34%
Men 27.3 · Women 33.4
1900–2026
15,865
2026 projection
3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
Use the left and right arrow keys to inspect population observations.
1900–2026
15,865
2026 projection
3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
Use the left and right arrow keys to inspect population observations.
| 2026 | 15,865 | +95 | 0.60% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,770 | -8 | 0.05% |
| 2024 | 15,778 | +90 | 0.57% |
| 2023 | 15,688 | -141 | 0.89% |
| 2022 | 15,829 | +358 | 2.31% |
| 2021 | 15,471 | +73 | 0.47% |
| 2020 | 15,398 | -38 | 0.25% |
| 2019 | 15,436 | +127 | 0.83% |
| 2018 | 15,309 | -46 | 0.30% |
| 2017 | 15,355 | +464 | 3.12% |
Showing 10 of 28 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 156 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 5 residents
29% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 29% | 32% | 26% |
| Never married | 51% | 58% | 45% |
| Divorced | 12% | 8% | 16% |
| Widowed | 7% | 2% | 11% |
| Separated | 1% | <1% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau