Duluth is home to 280,870 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Density works out to 33 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $222,025. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,227, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Duluth
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$99,367 → $222,025(+123%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.4% → 89.2%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 23 metro and micro areas based in Minnesota
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)20.8%(3,504)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(3,362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(6,439)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(938)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(177)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16,839 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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Over time
Duluth, decade by decade
Duluth population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
269,230
$57,302
$99,367
16.3%
8.7
2000
275,486
$66,606
$137,237
20.5%
14.1
2010
279,771
$65,679
$203,862
24.5%
19.2
2020
280,733
$70,912
$195,825
28.5%
28.2
2024
280,870
$72,227
$222,025
31.8%
24.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
