Cities / Minnesota / Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

44,443 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Red River Valley South)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 6.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MSP

219 mi — Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

Population & People

Population

44,443

Median age

31.3

Median household income

$72,761

Poverty rate

16.1%

Unemployment rate

5.0%

Bachelor's degree+

41.6%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$249,000

Median gross rent

$1,033/mo

Homeownership rate

58.08%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,125

HUD Fair Market Rent (Minnesota statewide average across 87 areas — not specific to Moorhead), 2026. Efficiency $809, 1BR $899, 2BR $1125, 3BR $1483, 4BR $1698. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Minnesota gasoline midgrade

$4.28

Minnesota commercial electricity

12.27¢/kWh

Minnesota industrial electricity

9.32¢/kWh

Minnesota residential electricity

15.82¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

531464.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

405836.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Minnesota

613.16

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Minnesota-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

219 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Minnesota energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Minnesota economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).