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    Northfield, MN
    Demographic Data



    Northfield Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Northfield Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    21,316

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    2.7%
    5 - 17:
    13.4%
    18 - 24:
    3.5%
    25 - 34:
    6.3%
    35 - 54:
    17.4%
    55 - 64:
    19.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    37.0%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.0%
    4.0%
    100.0%
    100.0%
    65.6%
    65.6%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Northfield
    USA
    $54,997
    $54,997
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Northfield
    USA
    $110,833
    $110,833
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    6.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Finance
    Information Technology
    Retail
    Construction
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Real estate
    Administration
    Utilities
    Wholesale
    Accommodation
    Transportation
    40.0%
    40.0%
    9.8%
    9.8%
    8.6%
    8.6%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    87.9%
    87.9%
    9.7%
    9.7%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Norwegian
    Irish
    English
    Swedish
    African
    French Canadian
    Dutch
    Scandinavian
    Eastern European
    Scottish
    Polish
    Syrian
    Swiss
    Slovak
    Czech
    Yugoslavian
    Other West Indian
    West Indian
    U.S. Virgin Islander
    31.4%
    31.4%
    27.9%
    27.9%
    21.4%
    21.4%
    11.9%
    11.9%
    8.6%
    8.6%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    French
    Spanish
    Tagalog
    German/Yiddish
    African languages
    Scandinavian languages
    Langs. of India
    Russian
    West Germanic languages
    Polish
    Native American languages
    Portuguese
    Other Asian languages
    Miao/Hmong
    Other Indo-European
    Urdu
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    90.4%
    90.4%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Northfield Residents

    9.0%

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    Zip Codes in Northfield, MN