Because there are quite a few people attending college in Moorhead, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Moorhead provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Moorhead spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.63 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Moorhead are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.34% of adults in Moorhead have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Moorhead in 2022 was $36,532, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,128 for a family of four. However, Moorhead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moorhead is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moorhead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moorhead residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moorhead include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Moorhead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
