Northfield, MN Profile

Northfield, MN, population 18,671, is located in Minnesota's Rice county, about 33.8 miles from St Paul and 36.4 miles from Minneapolis.

Through the 90's Northfield's population has grown by about 17%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Northfield has grown by about 9%.

Northfield's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Minnesota's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Northfield tend to be much lower than Minnesota's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	93%
	African American	1%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	23.00
	Males	22.90
	Females	23.30

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	16.00%	Under 20:	16.00%
20 to 40	17.00%	20 to 40:	18.00%
40 to 60	10.00%	40 to 60:	10.00%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	17,147	N/A
2001	17,587	2.57%
2002	17,875	1.64%
2003	18,161	1.60%
2004	18,474	1.72%
2005	18,671	1.07%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$49,972

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	115
2002	143
2003	95
2004	93
2005	43
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forcible Rape	7	2	4	1	1	-	-	-
Robbery	1	3	1	5	1	2	3	3
Aggravated Assault	12	20	12	11	6	10	5	9

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,058
2002	3,372
2003	2,856
2004	2,716
2005	2,703
2006	3,362
2007	2,864
2008	1,933

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	61	91	68	63	76	133	121	66
Larceny, Theft	440	462	403	423	405	482	420	304
Motor Vehicle Theft	29	37	42	12	24	17	16	9
Arson	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Location

Land Area

6.1 Square Miles