Duluth Metro Area

  1. Duluth Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Duluth Metro Area Statistics
  3. Duluth Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Duluth Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Duluth Metro Area Family Information
  6. Duluth Metro Area Education Information
  7. Duluth Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  8. Duluth Metro Area Criminal Information
  9. Duluth Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Duluth Metro Area Counties
  11. Duluth Metro Area Cities


Duluth Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Duluth Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 232,199
  • Land Area (2000): 18,351.345 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1,682.592 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 109,521
Duluth Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 277,630 59.55%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 5,517 1.18%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 183,090 39.27%

Duluth Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Duluth Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 106,678 99,705 6,973 6.54% 65
1991 110,496 102,531 7,965 7.21% 72
1992 112,947 104,205 8,742 7.74% 77
1993 113,577 104,992 8,586 7.56% 76
1994 115,328 107,610 7,717 6.69% 67
1995 117,113 110,271 6,843 5.84% 59
1996 117,921 111,065 6,855 5.81% 58
1997 119,075 112,928 6,147 5.16% 52
1998 120,510 115,402 5,108 4.24% 42
1999 120,413 115,540 4,873 4.05% 41
2000 119,179 113,933 5,246 4.40% 44
2001 120,212 113,200 7,012 5.83% 58
2002 120,479 113,514 6,965 5.78% 58
2003 120,485 112,966 7,518 6.24% 62
2004 119,961 112,966 6,995 5.83% 58
2005 118,969 112,745 6,224 5.23% 52
2006 119,925 113,822 6,103 5.09% 51
2007 121,582 114,798 6,784 5.58% 56
2008 122,070 114,333 7,736 6.34% 63
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 120,191 112,726 7,465 6.21% 62
Feb 2008 120,642 113,118 7,524 6.24% 62
Mar 2008 121,529 113,768 7,761 6.39% 64
Apr 2008 121,731 114,605 7,126 5.85% 59
May 2008 122,660 115,422 7,238 5.90% 59
Jun 2008 123,507 115,583 7,924 6.42% 64
Jul 2008 123,249 114,947 8,302 6.74% 67
Aug 2008 122,361 114,028 8,333 6.81% 68
Sep 2008 122,756 114,801 7,955 6.48% 65
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Duluth Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 12,078 10.81%
2. Mining 8,198 7.34%
3. Educational Services 7,028 6.29%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 6,990 6.25%
5. Public Administration 6,384 5.71%
6. Health Care 5,536 4.95%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,364 3.01%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 2,860 2.56%
9. Repair and Maintenance 2,842 2.54%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,742 2.45%
11. Metal Manufactuing 2,522 2.26%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,402 2.15%
13. Finance and Insurance 2,300 2.06%
14. Paper Manufacturing 2,274 2.03%
15. Utilities 2,162 1.93%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,144 1.92%
17. Truck Transportation 2,060 1.84%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,956 1.75%
19. Rail Transportation 1,868 1.67%
20. Other Transportation 1,818 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 22,820 21.71%
2. Educational Services 14,428 13.73%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 10,210 9.71%
4. Social Assistance 4,494 4.28%
5. Finance and Insurance 4,298 4.09%
6. Public Administration 4,112 3.91%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 3,364 3.20%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,028 2.88%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,028 2.88%
10. Department and Other General Stores 2,856 2.72%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,244 2.13%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,126 2.02%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 1,756 1.67%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 1,390 1.32%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 1,386 1.32%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,384 1.32%
17. Construction 1,082 1.03%
18. Air Transportation 1,032 0.98%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,000 0.95%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 962 0.92%

Duluth Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 6,490 5.81%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 5,506 4.93%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 5,060 4.53%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 5,008 4.48%
5. Other Management Occupations 4,664 4.17%
6. Other Production Occupations 4,582 4.10%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,244 3.80%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3,086 2.76%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3,086 2.76%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3,068 2.75%
11. Other Construction Trades 3,028 2.71%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,022 2.70%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 2,664 2.38%
14. Carpenters 2,510 2.25%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,396 2.14%
16. Top Executives 1,956 1.75%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 1,938 1.73%
18. Electricians 1,904 1.70%
19. Construction Laborers 1,590 1.42%
20. Business Operations Specialists 1,544 1.38%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 6,154 5.85%
2. Secretaries and Admins 5,128 4.88%
3. Health Technologists and Technicians 4,636 4.41%
4. Registered Nurses 4,602 4.38%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 4,268 4.06%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 4,232 4.03%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 4,198 3.99%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4,160 3.96%
9. Cashiers 3,948 3.76%
10. Other Management Occupations 3,596 3.42%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,530 3.36%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,496 3.33%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 3,094 2.94%
14. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 2,730 2.60%
15. Child Care Workers 2,678 2.55%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,520 2.40%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2,330 2.22%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 2,238 2.13%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 2,176 2.07%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,894 1.80%

Duluth Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 178,961 47.86%
15-35 hours 64,376 17.22%
1-14 hours 14,270 3.82%
No regular hours 116,304 31.10%

Duluth Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 5,219 2.52%
5 AM-5:29 AM 4,798 2.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 9,901 4.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM 17,378 8.39%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 22,901 11.06%
7 AM-7:29 AM 28,815 13.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 36,721 17.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM 17,955 8.67%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 9,050 4.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 10,099 4.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4,587 2.22%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2,867 1.38%
Noon-3:59 PM 19,184 9.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM 17,594 8.50%

Duluth Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 10,922 5.27%
5-9 34,378 16.60%
10-14 44,719 21.60%
15-19 37,190 17.96%
20-24 29,193 14.10%
25-29 10,881 5.25%
30-34 17,287 8.35%
35-39 3,510 1.70%
40-44 3,582 1.73%
45-59 6,518 3.15%
60-89 4,669 2.25%
At least 90 4,220 2.04%

Duluth Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 2,618 1.26% 164,665 79.52%
30-44 939 0.45% 23,440 11.32%
45-59 234 0.11% 6,284 3.03%
At least 60 390 0.19% 8,499 4.10%

Duluth Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 340 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 23,433 10.91%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 169,130 78.77%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 94 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 1,117 0.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 4,181 1.95%
Color 6 Box Walked 8,774 4.09%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 7,654 3.56%

Duluth Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 189,474 (443,496 people)
Families (2000): 120,370 (350,678 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 50,807
People at same address in 1995: 271,907
Duluth Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 20,392 10.73%
$10,000-$14,999 15,526 8.17%
$15,000-$19,999 14,313 7.53%
$20,000-$24,999 14,170 7.45%
$25,000-$29,999 13,340 7.02%
$30,000-$34,999 12,802 6.73%
$35,000-$39,999 11,607 6.11%
$40,000-$44,999 11,971 6.30%
$45,000-$49,999 9,875 5.19%
$50,000-$59,999 17,945 9.44%
$60,000-$74,999 20,159 10.60%
$75,000-$99,999 16,595 8.73%
$100,000-$124,999 5,870 3.09%
$125,000-$149,999 2,378 1.25%
$150,000-$199,999 1,533 0.81%
$200,000 or more 1,646 0.87%

Duluth Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 28,948 30.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 29,092 30.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 4,474 4.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 12,577 13.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 774 0.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 11,388 12.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 395 0.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 4,670 4.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 206 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,403 1.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 83 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 650 0.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 23 0.02%

Duluth Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 141,719 27.17%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 78,256 15.00%
Public Assistance 9,282 1.78%
Retirement 38,166 7.32%
Self Employment 21,117 4.05%
Social Security 59,116 11.33%
Supplemental Security 7,706 1.48%
Wage / Salary 137,102 26.28%
Other 29,193 5.60%

Duluth Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 57,731 59.29%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 39,638 40.71%

Duluth Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 17,574 9.46%
Color 1 Box Married 106,558 57.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 56,364 30.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,273 2.84%

Duluth Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 21,304 10.91%
Color 1 Box Married 104,316 53.41%
Color 2 Box Never Married 45,937 23.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 23,754 12.16%

Duluth Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Duluth Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 12,376 3.44%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 36,143 10.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 112,693 31.32%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 102,907 28.60%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 27,819 7.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 47,986 13.34%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 19,893 5.53%

Duluth Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 5,047 2.17% 1,861 0.80% 6,908 2.98%
Kindergarten 4,834 2.08% 408 0.18% 5,242 2.26%
Grades 1-4 21,796 9.39% 2,330 1.00% 24,126 10.39%
Grades 5-8 23,731 10.22% 2,122 0.91% 25,853 11.13%
Grades 9-12 27,311 11.76% 1,447 0.62% 28,758 12.39%
Undergrad college 28,816 12.41% 4,308 1.86% 33,124 14.27%
Graduate or professional school 2,565 1.10% 1,037 0.45% 3,602 1.55%
Total 114,100 49.14% 13,513 5.82% 127,613 54.96%

Duluth Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Duluth Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 395,926 88.50%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 51,425 11.50%

Duluth Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 1,890
Duluth Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Duluth Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 26,347 11.35%
10-19 Years 35,200 15.16%
20-29 Years 28,571 12.30%
30-39 Years 29,956 12.90%
40-49 Years 38,008 16.37%
50-59 Years 27,392 11.80%
60-69 Years 18,436 7.94%
70-79 Years 16,689 7.19%
80-89 Years 9,750 4.20%
90+ Years 1,850 0.80%

Duluth Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 114,678 49.39%
Color 1 Box Female 117,521 50.61%

Duluth Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 218,221 93.98%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 5,605 2.41%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2,921 1.26%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,973 0.85%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,863 0.80%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,439 0.62%
Color 6 Box Other Race 125 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 52 0.02%

Duluth Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 104,340 18.60%
2. Norwegian 74,769 13.33%
3. Swedish 67,696 12.07%
4. Finnish 62,654 11.17%
5. Irish 43,711 7.79%
6. English 29,361 5.23%
7. Polish 29,021 5.17%
8. Italian 24,108 4.30%
9. French Non-Basque 22,799 4.06%
10. United States Or American 13,519 2.41%

Duluth Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 419,556 95.95%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 5,563 1.27%
3. German 2,437 0.56%
4. Other Native North American 1,430 0.33%
5. French 1,116 0.26%
6. Scandinavian 896 0.20%
7. Serbo Croatian 894 0.20%
8. Other Slavic 691 0.16%
9. Italian 648 0.15%
10. Polish 550 0.13%

Duluth Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 457,435 98.11%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 5,894 1.26%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,908 0.62%

Duluth Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Duluth Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Duluth Metro Area Counties Back to top

Duluth Metro Area Cities Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Adolph Eveleth Ness
Alango Fairbanks Nett Lake
Alborn Fayal New Independence
Alden Field Normanna
Angleworm Lake Fine Lakes North Carlton
Angora Floodwood North Star
Arnold Forbes Northeast St. Louis
Arrowhead Fredenberg Northland
Atkinson French Northwest St. Louis
Ault Gheen Orr
Aurora Gilbert Owens
Automba Gnesen Pequaywan
Babbitt Grand Lake Perch Lake
Balkan Great Scott Pfeiffer Lake
Barnum Greenwood Picket Lake
Bassett Halden Pike
Bear Head Lake Hay Lake Portage
Beatty Heikkala Lake Potshot Lake
Beseman Hermantown Prairie Lake
Birch Lake Hibbing Proctor
Biwabik Holyoke Rice Lake
Blackhoof Hoyt Lakes Saginaw
Breitung Hush Lake Sand Lake
Brevator Industrial Sandy
Brimson Iron Sawyer
Britt Janette Lake Scanlon
Brookston Kabetogema Side Lake
Buhl Kalevala Silver
Camp Lake Kelsey Skelton
Canosia Kettle River Slim Lake
Canyon Kinney Solway
Carlton Kugler Soudan
Cedar Valley Lakeview Split Rock
Cherry Lakewood Stoney Brook
Chisholm Lavell Sturgeon
Clear Creek Leander Lake Sunday Lake
Clinton Leiding Thomson
Cloquet Leonidas Tikander Lake
Colvin Linden Grove Toivola
Cook Linwood Lake Tower
Cotton Mahtowa Twig
Crab Lake Makinen Twin Lakes
Crane Lake Marion Lake Van Buren
Cromwell McCormack Vermilion Lake
Culver McDavitt Virginia
Dark River McKinley Waasa
Duluth Meadowlands White
Eagle Melrude Whiteface Reservoir
Eagles Nest Midway Willow Valley
Ellsburg Moose Lake Winton
Elmer Morcom Wrenshall
Ely Morse Wright
Embarrass Mountain Iron Wuori
Esko Mud Hen Lake