Thief River Falls is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,821 people and three associated neighborhoods, Thief River Falls is the 110th largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that Thief River Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Thief River Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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 12.17 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, Thief River Falls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.31% of adults 25 and older in Thief River Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Thief River Falls in 2022 was $39,007, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,028 for a family of four. However, Thief River Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Thief River Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thief River Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thief River Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thief River Falls include Norwegian, German, Swedish, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Thief River Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.