Northfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 21,020 people and six associated neighborhoods, Northfield is the 56th largest community in Minnesota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Northfield, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Northfield, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Northfield’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Northfield does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $118,056.00.Northfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Northfield is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in healthcare (21.63%), teaching (19.77%), and management occupations (6.28%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. If knowledge is power, Northfield is a pretty powerful place. 69.62% of the adults in Northfield have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Northfield in 2022 was $54,329, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,316 for a family of four. The people who call Northfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Tagalog.
