It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hibbing has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hibbing has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hibbing than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hibbing may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.29 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Hibbing is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.87% of adults 25 and older in Hibbing have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hibbing in 2022 was $34,673, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,692 for a family of four. However, Hibbing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hibbing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hibbing residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hibbing include German, Finnish, Norwegian, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Hibbing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
