COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beardsley vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Beardsley, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Beardsley is 99% smaller than Fergus Falls. Beardsley earns more, with a median household income $8,213 higher. Fergus Falls has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
BEARDSLEYFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population20714,246−99% vs Fergus Falls
Population density440990−550
Population growth-7.3%7.5%−14.8 pts
Median age37.243.3−6.1
Male55.5%47.6%+7.9 pts
Female44.5%52.4%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%90.5%−8.0 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.6%1.6%+8.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other7.9%4.3%+3.6 pts
Median household income$64,375$56,162+$8,213
Per capita income$34,729$34,864−$135
Poverty rate18.8%9.1%+9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.435−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%29.3%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree4.2%10.4%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%7.2%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation73.8%61.0%+12.7 pts
Median home value$77,700$194,000−$116,300
Median gross rent$613$911−$298
Owner-occupied74.4%64.1%+10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%8.6%+9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%43.9%−4.7 pts
Average commute32.712.9+19.7
Worked from home5.3%7.3%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured3.1%4.2%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025