Thief River Falls is a city located in Pennington County Minnesota. Thief River Falls has a 2020 population of 8,912. It is also the county seat of Pennington County. Thief River Falls is currently growing at a rate of 0.32% annually and its population has increased by 3.10% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 8,644 in 2010.
The average household income in Thief River Falls is $62,262 with a poverty rate of 13.14%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $741 per month, and the median house value is $143,900. The median age in Thief River Falls is 39.1 years, 36.5 years for males, and 41.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Thief River Fallswas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 8,227 | 93.57% |
Black or African American | 194 | 2.21% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 193 | 2.20% |
Asian | 11 | 0.13% |
Some Other Race | 15 | 0.17% |
Two or More Races | 152 | 1.73% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 4,067 | 2.1 | 65.8 |
Married | 1,564 | 2.69 | 87.5 |
Male | 47 | 4.77 | 48.9 |
Female | 563 | 3.14 | 56.5 |
Non Family | 1,893 | 1.24 | 51.1 |
2.75
Average Family Size
2.1
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 139 | 2.25% |
9th to 12th Grade | 245 | 3.96% |
High School Graduate | 1,944 | 31.43% |
Some College | 1,405 | 22.71% |
Associates Degree | 1,215 | 19.64% |
Bachelors Degree | 956 | 15.45% |
Graduate Degree | 282 | 4.56% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
2+ Races | 58 | 58 | 28 |
White | 5,760 | 5,480 | 1,183 |
Hispanic | 151 | 83 | 17 |
Black | 118 | 102 | 10 |
Other Race | 1 | 1 | |
Native American | 98 | 89 | |
Asian | 11 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among other race people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 48.28%.
$40,534
Average Earnings
$45,030
Average Male
$35,665
Average Female
94.16% of Thief River Falls residents speak only English, while 5.84% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.48% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
Native | 177 | 65 | 36.72% |
White | 7,597 | 997 | 13.12% |
Hispanic | 523 | 37 | 7.07% |
Black | 171 | 1 | 0.58% |
Other | 10 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 140 | 17 | 12.14% |
13.14%
Overall Poverty Rate
12.28%
Male Poverty Rate
13.94%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Thief River Falls is Asian, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Thief River Falls is Multiple, with 12.14% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.15%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.07%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 16.16%.
44.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
44.9%
Male Marriage Rate
43.8%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 540 | 8.13% |
Native American | 22 | 20.18% |
6.63%
Veteran Poverty Rate
26.14%
Veteran Disability Rate
65.8%
Labor Force Participation
64%
Employment Rate
2.8%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
68.96%
Born in Thief River Falls
98.18%
Native Born
1.82%
Foreign Born
1.46%
Non Citizen
0.36%
Naturalized
98.18% of Thief River Falls residents were born in the United States, with 68.96% having been born in Minnesota. 1.46% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 3,714 | 0.00% | |
1920 | 4,685 | 971 | 2.35% |
1930 | 4,268 | -417 | -0.93% |
1940 | 6,019 | 1,751 | 3.50% |
1950 | 6,926 | 907 | 1.41% |
1960 | 7,151 | 225 | 0.32% |
1970 | 8,618 | 1,467 | 1.88% |
1980 | 9,105 | 487 | 0.55% |
1990 | 8,010 | -1,095 | -1.27% |
2000 | 8,410 | 400 | 0.49% |
2010 | 8,644 | 234 | 0.27% |
2011 | 8,701 | 57 | 0.66% |
2012 | 8,732 | 31 | 0.36% |
2013 | 8,741 | 9 | 0.10% |
2014 | 8,688 | -53 | -0.61% |
2015 | 8,763 | 75 | 0.86% |
2016 | 8,783 | 20 | 0.23% |
2017 | 8,804 | 21 | 0.24% |
2018 | 8,800 | -4 | -0.05% |
2019 | 8,828 | 28 | 0.32% |
2020 | 8,856 | 28 | 0.32% |
2021 | 8,884 | 28 | 0.32% |
2022 | 8,912 | 28 | 0.32% |