Moving to Moorhead, Minnesota

About Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead

Moorhead ( MOR-hed) is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is home to several corporations and manufacturing industries. Across the river from Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead forms part of the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census. Moorhead is a hub of higher education in Minnesota, home to Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and a campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Gender
Gender Moorhead Minnesota Country
Female 51.1% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 48.9% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female51.1%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%5%10%8%12%19%14%18%5%3%$50K to $75K18.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Moorhead Minnesota Country
Less than $10,000 6% 4.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.9% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9% 7.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.2% 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.4% 18.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5% 8.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3% 8.5% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%3%21%22%16%26%8%1%2%Bachelor Degree26%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Moorhead Minnesota Country
< 9th Grade 1% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 21% 24% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 16% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 26% 24% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Moorhead Minnesota  Country
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Education
 Moorhead Minnesota  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.084%5%1%2%5%0%3%0%White84.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Moorhead Minnesota Country
White 84.3% 79% 60.1%
African American 5.1% 6.3% 12.2%
American Indian 1.4% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 1.8% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.6% 5.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Moorhead Minnesota  Country
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