Demographics
As of
the census of 2000, there were 11,917 people, 4,669 households,
and 2,427 families living in the city of Bemidji. The population
density was 1,011.8/mi². There were 4,948 housing units
at an average density of 420.1/mi². The racial makeup
of the city was 84.31% Caucasian, 0.76% African American,
11.52% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander,
0.20% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There
were 4,669 households out of which 25.9% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples
living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 48.0% were non-families. 35.9% of all households
were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the
city the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age
of 18, 24.9% rom 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from
45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were
87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
83.0 males.
The median
income for a household in the city was $28,072, and the median
income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income
of $28,312 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,264. About 13.2% of families and 19.2%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7%
of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
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