Fergus Falls is home to 60,475 people. At a median age of 46.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 3% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Density works out to 31 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,255, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fergus Falls
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$112,563 → $273,000(+143%)US over the same years: +67%
White share98.6% → 90.5%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.4% → 4.0%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 23 metro and micro areas based in Minnesota
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.3%(577)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(521)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.1%(1,631)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.3%(353)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,781 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fergus Falls, decade by decade
Fergus Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
50,714
$52,583
$112,563
13.0%
3.4
2000
57,159
$64,477
$153,748
17.2%
8.6
2010
57,303
$62,546
$228,157
19.7%
12.9
2020
60,081
$72,063
$247,014
25.9%
22.4
2024
60,475
$72,255
$273,000
28.3%
22.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
