Crookston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 7,323 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crookston is the 121st largest community in Minnesota.

Of important note, Crookston is also a city of artists. Crookston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Crookston’s character.

One of the benefits of Crookston is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.62 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Crookston citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.44% of adults in Crookston have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Crookston in 2022 was $31,017, 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 $124,068 for a family of four. However, Crookston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Crookston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crookston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crookston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Crookston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crookston include Norwegian, German, French, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Crookston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.