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Bemidji, MN vs International Falls, MN

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- Household income in International Falls, is 21% more than it is in Bemidji and is 35% below the National Average.
- Bemidji unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- International Falls unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Bemidji, MNInternational Falls, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,829  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,119$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,074  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bemidji, MNInternational Falls, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bemidji, MNInternational Falls, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.7%13.1%
Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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Reviews for International Falls    1 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I am a man in my mid 50's, former military, and have lived in every time zone in the lower 48. If you like small city living and can tolerate extremely cold winters this  More

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