Moorhead.
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Minnesota·Clay County
12 tracts·37K people·$249K median·1,679/mi²
White 80 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 33 · Other 26
Health 46 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 10 · Professional 9 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Service 20 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 11 · Walk 4 · Transit 3 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Moorhead is $249,000 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Moorhead has 45,036 residents across 10 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.3; the population is 80.4% White, 6.0% Black, 5.4% Multiracial, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 41.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.1% (Census ACS).
Probstfield Elementary (62%), S.G. Reinertsen Elementary (53%) and Dorothy Dodds Elementary School (45%) lead the elementary schools; HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (41%); MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL (42%) and Moorhead ALC (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,033/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Moorhead is $72,761 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Moorhead, median rent is $1,033/month and the median home value is $249,000 (Census ACS).
Moorhead reported 5.2 violent crimes and 18.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 5°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 26 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Moorhead are winter weather (98), inland flooding (90) and cold wave (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Moorhead, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).