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Population 7,857
About Crookston
Crookston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 7,857 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Crookston is the 111th largest community in Minnesota.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Crookston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crookston is a city of service providers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Crookston who work in office and administrative support (11.76%), sales jobs (10.54%) and management occupations (9.32%).
Crookston is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Crookston enrolled in college, Crookston has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Crookston spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.94 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Crookston Information and Demographics
The education level of Crookston citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.36% of adults in Crookston have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Crookston in 2010 was $19,585, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,340 for a family of four. However, Crookston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Native American. Crookston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crookston include Norwegian, German, French, Irish, English and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Crookston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| CROOKSTON INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 7,857 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 3,109 |
| CROOKSTON HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 57.07% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 42.93% |
| % VACANT | 5.24% |
| TYPE OF CROOKSTON HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 62.96% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.26% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 12.05% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 21.50% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 2.23% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF CROOKSTON HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.39% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.60% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 33.43% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 29.54% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 14.82% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.23% |
| AGE OF CROOKSTON HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 2.76% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 34.78% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 29.63% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 32.83% |
| CROOKSTON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $93,873 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $511 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $53,000 | 17.46% |
| $53,001 - $106,000 | 41.45% |
| $106,001 - $211,000 | 35.55% |
| $211,001 - $317,000 | 3.58% |
| $317,001 - $422,000 | 1.97% |
| $422,001 - $528,000 | 0.00% |
| $528,001 - $791,000 | 0.00% |
| $791,001 - $1,055,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,055,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF CROOKSTON | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.31% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.02% |
| 18 TO 24 | 16.78% |
| 25 TO 34 | 10.80% |
| 35 TO 54 | 22.96% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.63% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 15.50% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 86.10% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 22.36% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $40,858 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,585 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 19.23% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (22.58%) Retail (16.84%) Manufacturing (13.89%) Education (9.21%) Public Service (5.75%) Construction (4.73%) Agriculture (4.63%) Transportation (4.37%) Finance (4.17%) Accommodation (3.20%) Other (2.70%) Wholesale (2.24%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 11.57% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 90.24% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.42% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.66% |
| ASIAN | 1.58% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 2.79% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.31% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 11.04% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Norwegian (23.32%) German (23.28%) French (4.43%) Irish (4.15%) English (3.01%) Polish (2.70%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.24% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (88.26%) Spanish (8.72%) |
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