Minnesota · Census place 20906
Fergus Falls city, MN
Quick answer
Fergus Falls city has 14,138 residents, ranking #79 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $50,865, the median home is worth $173,300 and median gross rent runs $839 a month.
- Population
- 14,138Fergus Falls city residents
- Median household income
- $50,865Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $839Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fergus Falls city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fergus Falls city median would spend about 19.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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