Crookston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 7,269 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crookston is the 121st largest community in Minnesota.

Of important note, Crookston is also a city of artists. Crookston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Crookston’s character.

One of the benefits of Crookston is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.43 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.

For a small city, Crookston has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Crookston exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The citizens of Crookston are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.74% of adults in Crookston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Crookston in 2022 was $37,845, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,380 for a family of four. However, Crookston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Crookston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.