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Sioux Falls, SD vs Bemidji, MN

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- Bemidji is 0% more densely populated than Sioux Falls.
- People are 40.9% less likely to be married in Bemidji.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Bemidji.
 Sioux Falls, SDBemidji, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,114329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.638.4
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 Population - 2010154,538  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,917285,036,114
 Population - 1990100,814  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,054.393.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sioux Falls, SDBemidji, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Sioux Falls, SDBemidji, MNUnited States
 White79.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock8.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sioux Falls, SDBemidji, MNUnited States
 Married Population49.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households77,326  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,75580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,176  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  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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