Northfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 21,316 people and six associated neighborhoods, Northfield is the 56th largest community in Minnesota. Northfield has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Northfield, where the median household income is $110,833.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Northfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Northfield is a city of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in teaching (24.64%), healthcare (23.92%), and office and administrative support (8.37%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.97% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Northfield spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.77 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Northfield is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Northfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Northfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 65.61% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Northfield in 2022 was $54,997, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,988 for a family of four. Northfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Northfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
