Thief River Falls, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,477 (All urban)

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,919 (3,607 occupied: 2,390 owner occupied, 1,217 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	25%

Housing density: 820 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $373 (lower quartile is $271, upper quartile is $482)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $383

Median gross rent in Thief River Falls, MN in 2007: $433

Housing units in Thief River Falls with a mortgage: 1,028 (54 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 906

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,064 (it was $55,300 in 2000)

Thief River Falls:	$98,064
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,945 - $149,120

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $121,675
Here: $121,675
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,110
Here: $105,110
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $349,137
Here: $349,137
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,061
Here: $93,061
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,156,087
Here: $2,156,087
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $22,362
Here: $22,362
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,944

In family households: 6,194 (1,680 male householders, 443 female householders)
1,696 spouses, 2,049 children (1,889 natural, 25 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 45 other relatives, 171 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,750 (585 male householders (481 living alone)), 915 female householders (795 living alone)), 250 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 427 (223 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,076 2-persons, 455 3-persons, 386 4-persons, 143 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,276 1-person, 205 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,237 married couples with children.
514 single-parent households (97 men, 417 women).

95.3% of residents of Thief River Falls speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 50% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 175 (2.1%)
(26.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.7

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thief River Falls, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 74 4 rooms: 295 5 rooms: 507 6 rooms: 588 7 rooms: 328 8 rooms: 265 9 or more rooms: 308

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thief River Falls, Minnesota:
	1 room: 70 2 rooms: 101 3 rooms: 372 4 rooms: 406 5 rooms: 145 6 rooms: 68 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 306
1990 to 1994: 119
1980 to 1989: 317
1970 to 1979: 863
1960 to 1969: 448
1950 to 1959: 374
1940 to 1949: 447
1939 or earlier: 1,016

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thief River Falls:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 120 2 bedrooms: 622 3 bedrooms: 1,100 4 bedrooms: 441 5 or more bedrooms: 99

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thief River Falls:
	no bedroom: 70 1 bedroom: 513 2 bedrooms: 447 3 bedrooms: 172 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Thief River Falls in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 103 1 vehicle: 822 2 vehicles: 1,120 3 vehicles: 279 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Thief River Falls in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 249 1 vehicle: 671 2 vehicles: 228 3 vehicles: 59 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Thief River Falls, MN:

Less than $10,000: 29
$10,000 to $14,999: 29
$15,000 to $19,999: 72
$20,000 to $24,999: 62
$25,000 to $29,999: 73
$30,000 to $34,999: 104
$35,000 to $39,999: 99
$40,000 to $49,999: 212
$50,000 to $59,999: 292
$60,000 to $69,999: 255
$70,000 to $79,999: 192
$80,000 to $89,999: 185
$90,000 to $99,999: 79
$100,000 to $124,999: 90
$125,000 to $149,999: 71
$150,000 to $174,999: 36
$175,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 to $249,999: 26
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Thief River Falls rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Thief River Falls:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 32
$150 to $199: 77
$200 to $249: 135
$250 to $299: 152
$300 to $349: 123
$350 to $399: 128
$400 to $449: 137
$450 to $499: 132
$500 to $549: 81
$550 to $599: 32
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 40
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 38

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 77 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 20 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 27

Thief River Falls, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.0%
Number of people working at home: 98 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 420
5 to 9 minutes: 1660
10 to 14 minutes: 957
15 to 19 minutes: 288
20 to 24 minutes: 165
25 to 29 minutes: 47
30 to 34 minutes: 61
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 36
60 to 89 minutes: 96
90 or more minutes: 38

Thief River Falls mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,981 (77%)
Carpooled: 555 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 37 (1%)
Taxi: 29 (1%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 145 (4%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 98 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 451
$10,000 to $14,999: 301
$15,000 to $19,999: 383
$20,000 to $24,999: 373
$25,000 to $29,999: 268
$30,000 to $34,999: 235
$35,000 to $39,999: 235
$40,000 to $44,999: 214
$45,000 to $49,999: 168
$50,000 to $59,999: 359
$60,000 to $74,999: 300
$75,000 to $99,999: 210
$100,000 to $124,999: 36
$125,000 to $149,999: 19
$150,000 to $199,999: 48
$200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

Norwegian: 3572

German: 1120

Swedish: 574

French (except Basque): 333

Other groups: 252

Irish: 243

Polish: 221

Scandinavian: 215

United States or American: 139

French Canadian: 120

English: 120

Czech: 94

Dutch: 93

Danish: 48

Finnish: 45

Italian: 45

Icelander: 22

Scotch-Irish: 21

Hungarian: 21

Croatian: 20

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19

Bahamian: 19

European: 18

Scottish: 17

Ukrainian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 14

Swiss: 8

Slovene: 6

Welsh: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Subsaharan African:: 4

Belgian: 3

Romanian: 2

Luxemburger: 2

British: 2

African: 2

Other Subsaharan African: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (21%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (16%)
Ecuador (11%)
Pakistan (9%)
Other Caribbean (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Trinidad and Tobago (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6071
Northeast: 86
Midwest: 1462
South: 204
West: 322

52% of Thief River Falls residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 219
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 66
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 75
High school graduate (or equivalency): 735
Less than 1 year of college: 188
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 376
Associate degree: 199
Bachelor's degree: 306
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 254
9th grade: 84
10th grade: 80
11th grade: 110
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 875
Less than 1 year of college: 287
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 501
Associate degree: 370
Bachelor's degree: 304
Master's degree: 76
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 37.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,050
Black householders: $71,356
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,758
Asian householders: $44,564
Some other race householders: $5,346
Two or more races householders: $65,011
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $80,750

Thief River Falls household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Thief River Falls household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Thief River Falls household income for Asian householders

Thief River Falls marital status for males

Thief River Falls marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,156
Asian householders: $81,388
Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,561

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,308
One, attached: 29
Two: 172
3 or 4: 122
5 to 9: 180
10 to 19: 311
20 to 49: 233
50 or more: 112
Mobile homes: 452

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,482

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Thief River Falls:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	7.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	3.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	5.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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