Crookston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 7,323 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crookston is the 121st largest community in Minnesota.

Of important note, Crookston is also a city of artists. Crookston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Crookston’s character.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.62 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, Crookston is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.44% of adults in Crookston have a college degree.

The per capita income in Crookston in 2018 was $31,017, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,068 for a family of four. However, Crookston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Crookston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crookston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crookston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Crookston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crookston include Norwegian, German, French, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Crookston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.