Bemidji is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 15,946 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Bemidji is the 74th largest community in Minnesota.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.31% 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.

Bemidji is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Bemidji enrolled in college, Bemidji has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Bemidji is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.61 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Bemidji is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.84% of adults in Bemidji have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bemidji in 2022 was $28,990, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,960 for a family of four. However, Bemidji contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bemidji is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bemidji home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bemidji residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bemidji include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Bemidji is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.