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Chanhassen, MN vs Bemidji, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Bemidji, is 66% less than it is in Chanhassen and is 63% below the National Average.
- Chanhassen unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Bemidji unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Chanhassen, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,907  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,218$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,871  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chanhassen, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chanhassen, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.3%13.1%
Reviews for Chanhassen    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

When we moved to Chan in 1996, I was doubtful about the term "Minnesota nice." We moved there from Michigan, where I was a very happy stay at home mom. We ended up  More

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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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