Duluth is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 86,810 people and 41 constituent neighborhoods, Duluth is the third largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Duluth was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Duluth is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Duluth is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Duluth who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.91%), sales jobs (13.15%), and food service (8.00%).

In addition, Duluth is a college town. There are a lot of students in Duluth attending college, and as a result Duluth provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

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 17.06 minutes getting to work every day.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Duluth is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Duluth area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Duluth Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Duluth citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.19% of adults in Duluth have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Duluth in 2000 was $18,969, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,876 for a family of four.

The people who call Duluth home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Duluth is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Duluth include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, Finnish, Polish, Italian, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Duluth is English.