COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wendell vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Wendell, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Wendell is 99% smaller than Fergus Falls. Wendell earns more, with a median household income $5,088 higher. Fergus Falls has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -1%).
WENDELLFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population16514,246−99% vs Fergus Falls
Population density166990−824
Population growth-0.6%7.5%−8.1 pts
Median age39.343.3−4.0
Male53.8%47.6%+6.2 pts
Female46.2%52.4%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%90.5%−8.8 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.5%1.6%+12.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other3.8%4.3%−0.5 pts
Median household income$61,250$56,162+$5,088
Per capita income$29,932$34,864−$4,932
Poverty rate22.0%9.1%+13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.435−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%29.3%−9.8 pts
Graduate degree3.8%10.4%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation70.4%61.0%+9.4 pts
Median home value$82,500$194,000−$111,500
Median gross rent$743$911−$168
Owner-occupied84.4%64.1%+20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%43.9%−2.2 pts
Average commute21.112.9+8.2
Worked from home14.1%7.3%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured9.1%4.2%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025