COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shevlin vs Bemidji
PLACE A
Shevlin, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Bemidji, Minnesota
Shevlin is 99% smaller than Bemidji. Shevlin earns more, with a median household income $6,956 higher. Bemidji has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -22%).
SHEVLINBEMIDJIDIFFERENCE
Total population13815,770−99% vs Bemidji
Population density171904−733
Population growth-22.2%8.5%−30.7 pts
Median age34.430.0+4.4
Male58.1%48.5%+9.6 pts
Female41.9%51.5%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born2.0%2.3%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%70.9%+13.6 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%3.2%+0.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other11.5%23.1%−11.6 pts
Median household income$62,361$55,405+$6,956
Per capita income$31,344$31,542−$198
Poverty rate8.8%21.3%−12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2620.435−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%32.5%−23.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%5.2%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation64.7%64.0%+0.7 pts
Median home value$87,000$198,300−$111,300
Median gross rent$1,361$1,067+$294
Owner-occupied87.3%43.1%+44.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%8.2%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households62.5%44.0%+18.5 pts
Average commute29.117.4+11.7
Worked from home13.5%5.9%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured14.9%7.1%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025