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Duluth is the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 86,918. The population including outer suburbs and villages is estimated to be 184,000. It is a seaport at the westernmost point on the north shore of Lake Superior. It is linked to the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles away via the Great Lakes and then either the Erie Canal/New York State Barge Canal or the Saint Lawrence Seaway; it is farther from the ocean than any other deep water port. Duluth forms a single metropolitan area with Superior, Wisconsin, together called the Twin Ports. The two cities share a harbor and are one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Among the items shipped out are iron ore and grain. Both cities have museums devoted to the local nautical heritage, and Duluth has America's only all freshwater aquarium, the Great Lakes Aquarium. A major destination for tourists is the Aerial Lift Bridge spanning the short canal into...more

HealthCare Tourism The city is a popular center for tourism. Duluth is a convenient base for trips to the scenic North Shore via Highway 61, or to fishing and wilderness expeditions in Minnesota's far north, including the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Power supply Duluth gets electric power from Duluth-based Minnesota Power, a subsidiary of ALLETE Corporation. Minnesota Power produces energy at generation facilities located throughout northern Minnesota, as well as at a generation plant in North Dakota. The latter supplies electricity into the MP system by the Square Butte HVDC line, which ends near the town. Minnesota Power primarily uses western coal to generate electricity, but also has a number of small hydro-electric facilities, the largest of which is the Thomson Hydroelectric Dam just south of Duluth.

Among the most common occupations in Duluth are Management, professional, and related occupations, 33%; Sales and office occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Duluth, Minnesota work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Duluth, Minnesota are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 28%; Retail trade, 14%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Duluth job listings indicate that the following industries in Duluth are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Duluth, Minnesota is $35,412, and the median income of households in Duluth was $37,083.

According to our Duluth Trends data, the number of Duluth, Minnesota jobs has increased by 7% since October 2011.

Population of Duluth Total population 76,918 Male 50.01% Female 49.99% Median age 37.5     Duluth Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.7% Median cost of a home $137,000 Median mortgage payment $648 Renter-occupied homes 32.3% Vacant housing 4.2% Median monthly rent $609     Average Income Median for all workers $22,413 Median for all male full-time $40,116 Median for all female full-time $30,709     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 12%     Marital Status Never married 37% Currently married 44% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 10%     Race White 93% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 3%     Duluth Commute Carpool 8.0% Public transportation 4.0% Average travel time 17 minutes