Moorhead is a city located in Clay County Minnesota. Moorhead has a 2023 population of 45,051. It is also the county seat of Clay County.Moorhead is currently growing at a rate of 0.43% annually and its population has increased by 1.29% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 44,478 in 2020.
The average household income in Moorhead is $77,655 with a poverty rate of 17.86%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Moorhead is 31 years, 31 years for males, and 31 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Moorhead was:
3.12
Average Family Size
2.38
Average Household Size
59.2%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
90.22% of Moorhead residents speak only English, while 9.78% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other languages, which is spoken by 4.21% of the population.
17.86%
Overall Poverty Rate
16.87%
Male Poverty Rate
18.9%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Moorhead is Black, with 85.53% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Moorhead is Hispanic, with 14.24% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.5%. Among those working part-time, it was 28.83%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 28.19%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
43.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
45.2%
Male Marriage Rate
41.4%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
5.92%
Veteran Poverty Rate
27.64%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
70.7%
Labor Force Participation
67.2%
Employment Rate
4.7%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
44.27%
Born in Moorhead
100.91%
Native Born
7.05%
Foreign Born
3.64%
Non Citizen
3.41%
Naturalized
100.91% of Moorhead residents were born in the United States, with 44.27% having been born in Minnesota. 3.64% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.