Fridley is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 30,289 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Fridley is the 32nd largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that Fridley 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 Fridley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.23% 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.

The education level of Fridley citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.31% of adults in Fridley have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fridley in 2022 was $36,373, 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 $145,492 for a family of four. However, Fridley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fridley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fridley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fridley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fridley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fridley include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fridley's cultural character, accounting for 17.13% of the city’s population.

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