COMPARING TWO PLACES
Osage vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Osage, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Osage is 99% smaller than Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls earns more, with a median household income $28,245 higher. Osage has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 7%).
OSAGEFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population18014,246−99% vs Fergus Falls
Population density577990−413
Population growth13.5%7.5%+6.0 pts
Median age51.243.3+7.9
Male59.2%47.6%+11.6 pts
Female40.8%52.4%−11.6 pts
Foreign-born1.9%2.0%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.1%90.5%−26.4 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%1.6%+5.2 pts
Asian5.8%1.8%+4.0 pts
Other23.3%4.3%+19.0 pts
Median household income$27,917$56,162−$28,245
Per capita income$19,089$34,864−$15,775
Poverty rate28.2%9.1%+19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.435+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%29.3%−24.0 pts
Graduate degree1.3%10.4%−9.0 pts
Unemployment rate18.2%7.2%+11.0 pts
Labor force participation54.3%61.0%−6.7 pts
Median home value$42,500$194,000−$151,500
Median gross rent$488$911−$423
Owner-occupied92.2%64.1%+28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.1%8.6%+18.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.9%−43.9 pts
Average commute28.712.9+15.7
Worked from home5.6%7.3%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured8.7%4.2%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025