Thief River Falls City, Minnesota

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Thief River Falls City is a city located in Pennington County, Minnesota, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 8410. Its population was estimated at 8472 in July 2008, It is the 93rd largest by population in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city has a total area of 4.99 sq mi (12.92 square kilometre), of which, 4.78 square miles (12.38 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 155th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8410 people, 3619 households, and 2092 families living in the city. The population density was 1760 people per square mile (679.54/kmē), it is the 98th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There were 3931 housing units at an average density of 822.4 per square mile (317.53/kmē). The average household size was 2.21 people, and the average family size was 2.84 people. The population's age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median age of the city's population was 37.9 years, the median age of male residents at 34.4 and the median age of female residents at 40.7. The racial makeup of the city was 96.55% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.95% American Indian, 0.67% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, 0.9% from two or more races and 0.62% Other races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $30759, making its Minnesota's 284th lowest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $40908, making it the 522nd highest city by median family income in Minnesota. The per capita income for the city was $17489, making it the 378th highest city by per capita income in Minnesota. The median income of city was $17971, Males had a median income of $21664 versus $16042 for females.

In 2000, 2088 pupils and students, of which 52.68% are male and 47.32% are female, 24.83% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.29% nursery or pri school, 4.79% kindergarten, 36.59% elementary school, 22.51% high school and 27.83% College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8410
April 2000 Estimate	8415
July 2000 Estimate	8389
July 2001 Estimate	8289
July 2002 Estimate	8426
July 2003 Estimate	8396
July 2004 Estimate	8393
July 2005 Estimate	8369
July 2006 Estimate	8453
July 2007 Estimate	8465
July 2008 Estimate	8472

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	73	100	173
Kindergarten	57	43	100
Elementary school	402	362	764
High school	233	237	470
College or graduate school	335	246	581

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Thief River Falls city, Minnesota	$30759	$40908	$17489
Pennington County, Minnesota	$34216	$43936	$17346
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587