COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mentor vs Bemidji
PLACE A
Mentor, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Bemidji, Minnesota
Mentor is 99% smaller than Bemidji. Mentor earns more, with a median household income $35,272 higher.
MENTORBEMIDJIDIFFERENCE
Total population8315,770−99% vs Bemidji
Population density214904−690
Population growth–8.5%–
Median age67.730.0+37.7
Male44.6%48.5%−3.9 pts
Female55.4%51.5%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%70.9%+29.1 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%23.1%−23.1 pts
Median household income$90,677$55,405+$35,272
Per capita income$44,707$31,542+$13,165
Poverty rate0.0%21.3%−21.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2030.435−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher80.7%32.5%+48.2 pts
Graduate degree28.9%14.7%+14.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation28.9%64.0%−35.1 pts
Median home value$188,800$198,300−$9,500
Median gross rent–$1,067–
Owner-occupied100.0%43.1%+56.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%44.0%+56.0 pts
Average commute–17.4–
Worked from home0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024