Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Thief River Falls spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.29 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Thief River Falls who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.21% of the adults in Thief River Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Thief River Falls in 2022 was $35,528, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,112 for a family of four. However, Thief River Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thief River Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thief River Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thief River Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thief River Falls include Norwegian, German, Swedish, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Thief River Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
