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Bemidji, MN vs Mankato, MN

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- Household income in Mankato, is 33% more than it is in Bemidji and is 23% below the National Average.
- Bemidji unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Mankato unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Bemidji, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%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$56,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,074  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bemidji, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bemidji, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%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 Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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