COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Beltrami County

Minnesota · 34,384 residents · 2,505 sq mi

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With 34,384 people, Beltrami County is a county in Minnesota. The poverty rate is 24.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 32%. The typical home is worth $48,800. This skews young, with a median age of 29.2. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,384

−13%vs 2000

vs 39,650 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,505 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202447K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(2,858)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(3,022)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,818)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(3,072)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.8%(3,383)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(5,069)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(4,783)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,872)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(2,498)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(2,137)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,475)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(397)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,925

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,392 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,938

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,497 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.0%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.3%(30,243)

Black0.4%(139)

Hispanic / Latino1%(394)

Asian0.6%(223)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.8%(28,461)

Black0.3%(117)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(170)

Asian0.6%(192)

Other16.3%(5,614)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(732)

Puerto Rican0.3%(142)

Central American0.2%(92)

Panamanian0.1%(56)

Nicaraguan0.1%(36)

Cuban0%(22)

South American0%(15)

Spaniard0%(7)

Dominican0%(5)

Colombian0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(57)

Filipino0.1%(57)

Vietnamese0.1%(50)

Hmong0.1%(44)

Chinese0.1%(36)

Laotian0%(15)

Thai0%(7)

Japanese0%(5)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(23)

Chamorro0%(9)

Ancestry

German24.4%(11,349)

Norwegian17.8%(8,274)

Irish6.6%(3,059)

English6%(2,785)

Swedish5.7%(2,629)

American5.4%(2,528)

French3.1%(1,426)

Polish1.9%(905)

Italian1.6%(727)

Finnish1.3%(598)

Dutch1%(447)

Scottish0.9%(412)

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Danish0.7%(338)

Czech0.7%(315)

French Canadian0.6%(297)

Canadian0.5%(221)

Russian0.4%(184)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(169)

Croatian0.3%(137)

Arab0.3%(117)

Austrian0.2%(98)

Welsh0.2%(91)

Greek0.2%(85)

Moroccan0.2%(70)

Romanian0.1%(52)

Subsaharan African0.1%(50)

Swiss0.1%(48)

British0.1%(47)

Turkish0.1%(47)

Slovak0.1%(42)

Portuguese0.1%(26)

Lithuanian0%(22)

Hungarian0%(21)

Ukrainian0%(21)

Egyptian0%(19)

Slovene0%(19)

Belgian0%(13)

Ethiopian0%(7)

Somali0%(7)

Australian0%(5)

Kenyan0%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

Lebanese0%(2)

Armenian0%(2)

Latvian0%(2)

Serbian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Haitian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.4%(7,837)

Married46.5%(8,582)

Widowed2.2%(408)

Divorced8.9%(1,635)

Women 15+

Never married35.6%(6,631)

Married42.9%(7,982)

Widowed8.3%(1,541)

Divorced13.2%(2,464)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(580)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(548)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(934)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(185)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,633 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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