Duluth is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 87,986 people and 37 associated neighborhoods, Duluth is the fifth largest community in Minnesota. Duluth has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Also of interest is that Duluth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Duluth telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In addition, Duluth is a college town. There are a lot of students in Duluth attending college, and as a result Duluth provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Not only is Duluth a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Duluth is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Duluth a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Duluth spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.67 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The education level of Duluth ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Duluth, 44.02% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Duluth in 2022 was $41,503, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,012 for a family of four. However, Duluth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Duluth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duluth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duluth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Duluth include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Duluth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.