Moving to Moorhead, Minnesota

About Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead

Moorhead ( MOR-hed) is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is also home to several corporations and manufacturing industries. Across the river from Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead forms part of the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census. Moorhead is notably a hub of higher education in Minnesota, home to Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and a campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Gender
Gender Moorhead Minnesota Country
Female 51.1% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 48.9% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Moorhead Minnesota Country
Less than $10,000 6% 4.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.9% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9% 7.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.2% 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.4% 18.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5% 8.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3% 8.5% 8.3%
Education


Education Moorhead Minnesota Country
< 9th Grade 1% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 21% 24% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 16% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 26% 24% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Moorhead Minnesota Country
White 84.3% 79% 60.1%
African American 5.1% 6.3% 12.2%
American Indian 1.4% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 1.8% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.6% 5.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity