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Owatonna, MN vs Bemidji, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Bemidji, is 41% less than it is in Owatonna and is 63% below the National Average.
- Owatonna unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Bemidji unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Owatonna, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.3%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.1%29.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%7.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,466$24,829$37,638
 Household Income$71,450$42,218$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,502$65,074$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Owatonna, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%20.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%13.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%10.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.6%6.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.1%2.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.5%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Owatonna, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%9.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%8.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%10.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%23.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.8%10.3%13.1%
Reviews for Owatonna    1 Reviews

OWATONNA, WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 30,000, SITS RIGHT ON US INTERSTATE 35... ONLY 45 MINUTES TO MAYO CLINIC, 45 MINUTES TO MSP/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT!   More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 3 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 16 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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