Fergus Falls city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 14,108 ( 970 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.4 square miles
Population density: 980.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,022	92.30%	5.0%
Black:	142	1.01%	2.1%
Indian:	33	0.23%	67.6%
Asian:	112	0.79%	25.8%
2+ races:	466	3.30%	146.6%
Hispanic:	208	1.47%	1.5%

Total non-White:	1,086	7.70%	48.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	615	5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	355	3.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,138
12,407	94.44%
145	1.10%
102	0.78%
89	0.68%
189	1.44%
205	1.56%
731	5.56%

2000
13,479
12,959	96.14%
152	1.13%
146	1.08%
52	0.39%
18	0.13%
130	0.96%
520	3.86%

1990
12,362
12,062	97.57%
18	0.15%
68	0.55%
164	1.33%
n/a
50	0.40%
300	2.43%

1980
12,519
12,420	99.21%
7	0.06%
36	0.29%
22	0.18%
n/a
34	0.27%
99	0.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-552	-4.1
211	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

897	7.3
220	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-358	-2.9
201	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
2,817	20.0%
11,291	80.0%
3,446	24.4%

6,403
2.09

3,252	50.8%
2,342	72.0%
336	10.3%
3,151	49.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
2,814	21.4%
10,324	78.6%
2,923	22.2%

5,814
2.15

3,262	56.1%
2,500	76.6%
376	11.5%
2,552	43.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
3,159	23.4%
10,320	76.6%
2,957	21.9%

5,631
2.25

3,307	58.7%
2,627	79.4%
390	11.8%
2,324	41.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
2,963	24.0%
9,399	76.0%
2,646	21.4%

5,095
2.28

3,088	60.6%
2,536	82.1%
363	11.8%
2,007	39.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
2,978	23.8%
9,541	76.2%
2,374	19.0%

4,762
2.40

3,227	67.8%
2,787	86.4%
158	4.9%
1,535	32.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	327	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	279	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	392	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	396	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	394	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	585	9.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	364	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	239	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	330	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	465	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	458	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	898	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	564	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	268	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	212	3.3%
$200,000 or more	232	3.6%

Median Household Income	48,738
Per Capita Income	31,823

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	468	7.3%
Public Assistance	579	9.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	912	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,848	73.7%
Unemployed	444	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,292	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,639	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,084	2,170	49.0%
Non-Profit	271	536	33.6%
Self-Employed	361	279	56.4%

Local Government	240	258	48.2%
State Government	49	157	23.8%
Federal Government	70	91	43.5%

Total Private + Self	2,445	2,449	50.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	630	1,042	37.7%
Total	3,075	3,491	46.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	756	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,325	20.2%
Professional, Technical	1,621	24.7%
Service Occupations	1,650	25.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	28	0.4%
All others	1,214	18.5%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,646	25.1%
Retail trade	985	15.0%
Manufacturing	604	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	491	7.5%
Educational services	404	6.2%
Construction	387	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	310	4.7%
Other services	296	4.5%
Public administration	278	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	262	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	250	3.8%
Finance and insurance	159	2.4%
Utilities	135	2.1%
Wholesale trade	122	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	79	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	68	1.0%
Information	56	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	160	1.13%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	12	0.09%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	36	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	42	0.30%
Filipino	20	0.14%
Chinese	19	0.13%
Hmong	10	0.07%
Japanese	5	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,169	98.5%
Spanish	79	0.6%
Other Asian	31	0.2%
Other Indo-European	25	0.2%
German, other Germanic	24	0.2%
Tagalog	20	0.1%
Other	15	0.1%
Chinese	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,766	33.8%
Norwegian	3,885	27.5%
Swedish	1,338	9.5%
Irish	1,180	8.4%
English	773	5.5%
French	625	4.4%
American	522	3.7%
Finnish	389	2.8%
Russian	280	2.0%
Scottish	275	1.9%
Polish	272	1.9%
Scandinavian	272	1.9%
Dutch	175	1.2%
Danish	167	1.2%
Italian	132	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,073	99.8%
Not a citizen	35	0.2%

Native	13,909	98.6%
Foreign-born	199	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
211	2.1%	387	3.8%	2,368	23.5%	4,445	44.2%	1,919	19.1%	737	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	211	2.1%
9-12 Years	387	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,368	23.5%
Some College	4,445	44.2%
Bach. Degree	1,919	19.1%
Grad Degree	737	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +501	D +230	D + 7.9%
D +731
2020 vs. 2012	R +608	R +354	R + 2.5%
D +254
2020 vs. 2008	R +676	R +707	R + 8.3%
D -31

2016 vs. 2008	R +175	R +937	R + 16.2%
D -762
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,559	59.4%	Joe Biden (D)	2,941	38.3%	174	2.3%	7,674	14	13	0.23%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	4,058	59.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,210	32.5%	531	7.8%	6,799	15	14	0.23%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,951	58.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,687	39.7%	130	1.9%	6,768	13	11	0.23%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	3,883	55.5%	Barack Obama (D)	2,972	42.5%	140	2.0%	6,995	12	10	0.24%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,278	60.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,709	38.3%	88	1.2%	7,075	13	10	0.25%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	3,791	59.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,224	34.8%	377	5.9%	6,392	14	11	0.26%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fergus Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,941

38.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,559

59.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

109

1.4%

TOTAL

7,674

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Fergus Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,210

32.5%

Donald Trump (R)

4,058

59.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

237

3.5%

Other

294

4.3%

TOTAL

6,799

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Fergus Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,687

39.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,951

58.4%

Other

130

1.9%

TOTAL

6,768

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Fergus Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,972

42.5%

John McCain (R)

3,883

55.5%

Other

140

2.0%

TOTAL

6,995

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Fergus Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,278

60.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,709

38.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,075

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Fergus Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,791

59.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,224

34.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

290

4.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,392

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fergus Falls city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Scott Jensen (R)	3,305	57.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	2,180	38.1%	243 [+]	4.2%	5,728	13	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 109 (1.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 75 (1.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 40 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	69%	Jason Lewis (R)	4,171	55.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,744	36.4%	620 [+]	8.2%	7,535	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 475 (6.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 140 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	S2	54%	Karin Housley (R)	3,194	54.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,383	40.9%	252 [+]	4.3%	5,829	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 205 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 47 (0.8%);
2018	S1	54%	Jim Newberger (R)	2,938	50.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	2,698	46.2%	206 [+]	3.5%	5,842	14	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 149 (2.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 57 (1.0%);
2018	G	54%	Jeff Johnson (R)	3,267	56.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	2,314	39.7%	245 [+]	4.2%	5,826	14	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 178 (3.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 65 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	43%	Mike McFadden (R)	2,468	53.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	1,936	42.1%	200 [+]	4.3%	4,604	11	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 137 (3.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 63 (1.4%);
2014	G	43%	Jeff Johnson (R)	2,567	56.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	1,769	38.6%	251 [+]	5.5%	4,587	11	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 117 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 87 (1.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 46 (1.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,028
Median Value	$165,200

Occupied	6,403	91.1%
Vacant	625	8.9%

Owned	4,148	64.8%
Rented	2,255	35.2%
Median Rent	$755

Single-Family Units	4,885	69.5%
Detached	4,413	62.8%
Attached	472	6.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,631	23.2%
Mobile Homes	138	2.0%

Fergus Falls city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fergus Falls city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fergus Falls city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fergus Falls city, MN