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Fergus Falls Public School District Overview

Minnesota State Community and Technical College located in Fergus Falls Public School District area. A total of 8,455 households are located in Fergus Falls Public School District area. Among them, 2,190 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.85 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,939 and 3,961 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.18% (222) of residents are non-citizens and 3.22% (607) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Fergus Falls Public School District, Minnesota
Household	8,455
Population	18,832
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,190 (25.90%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,939
Total Students	3,961
Pre-Kindergarten	312
Kindergarten	325
Grade 1-8	1,874
Grade 9-12	817
College/Graduate School	633
Veterans	15,211
Non-citizen	222
Non-English Home Language	607
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

15,688 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,186 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,184 people are in civilian labor force and 2 are in armed labor force. 9,900 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fergus Falls Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,776	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,428	75.98%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	835	8.54%
Public transportation	253	2.59%
Walked	434	4.44%
Other method	112	1.15%
Worked from home	714	7.30%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,900	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,747	37.85%
Service	2,037	20.58%
Sales and office	2,016	20.36%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	900	9.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,200	12.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,900	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	269	2.72%
Construction	692	6.99%
Manufacturing	1,013	10.23%
Wholesale trade	343	3.46%
Retail trade	1,062	10.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	698	7.05%
Information	92	0.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	373	3.77%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	576	5.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,228	32.61%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	661	6.68%
Other services, except public administration	416	4.20%
Public administration	477	4.82%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,900	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,764	78.42%
Government workers	1,518	15.33%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	613	6.19%
Unpaid family workers	5	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,534 for the 8,455 households in Fergus Falls Public School District area, Minnesota. The average income of a single worker is $36,109. 18,209 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,455	-
Less than $10,000	487	5.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	424	5.01%
$15,000 - $24,999	996	11.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,042	12.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,014	11.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,385	16.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,202	14.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,150	13.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	399	4.72%
More than $200,000	356	4.21%
Median Household Income	$54,087	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,534	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,113	-
Less than $10,000	174	3.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	53	1.04%
$15,000 - $24,999	171	3.34%
$25,000 - $34,999	551	10.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	551	10.78%
$50,000 - $74,999	964	18.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	952	18.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,054	20.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	328	6.42%
More than $200,000	315	6.16%

Median Family Income	$77,535	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,437	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,109	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,988	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,988	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,206	-
With health insurance coverage	18,209	94.81%
Public coverage	7,607	39.61%
Private health insurance	14,084	73.33%
Without health insurance coverage	997	5.19%

Housing

There are 9,511 housing units in Fergus Falls Public School District area, Minnesota with 8,455 units (88.90%) occupied. 5,837 houses (69.04%) are occupied by owner and 2,618 houses (30.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $158,100 and the average rental cost is $666. 160 houses (1.68%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,378 houses (25.00%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,511	-
Occupied	8,455	88.90%
Owner Occupied	5,837	69.04%
Renter Occupied	2,618	30.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,437	67.68%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	369	3.88%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,353	24.74%
Mobile Homes	349	3.67%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	3	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,511	-
Built 2014 or later	160	1.68%
Built 2010 - 2013	288	3.03%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,179	12.40%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,181	12.42%
Built 1980 - 1989	949	9.98%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,248	13.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,076	11.31%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,052	11.06%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,378	25.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,511	-
1 room	64	0.67%
2 rooms	293	3.08%
3 rooms	1,178	12.39%
4 rooms	1,380	14.51%
5 rooms	1,315	13.83%
6 rooms	1,327	13.95%
7 rooms	993	10.44%
8 rooms	883	9.28%
9 rooms or more	2,078	21.85%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,511	-
no bedroom	64	0.67%
1 bedroom	1,228	12.91%
2 bedrooms	2,672	28.09%
3 bedrooms	3,134	32.95%
4 bedrooms	1,800	18.93%
5 bedrooms or more	613	6.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,837	-
Less than $50,000	366	6.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,158	19.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,202	20.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	923	15.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,192	20.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	775	13.28%
$500,000 - $999,999	179	3.07%
$1,000,000 or more	42	0.72%
Median House Value	$158,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,529	-
Less than $500	532	21.04%
$500 - $999	1,520	60.10%
$1,000 - $1,499	409	16.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	51	2.02%
$2,000 - $2,499	17	0.67%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$666	-

Demographic

A total of 19,514 people lives in Fergus Falls Public School District area, Minnesota with 9,349 male and 10,165 female. The males to female ratio is 47.91 to 52.09. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	19,514	-
Male	9,349	47.91%
Female	10,165	52.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,514	-
Under 5 years	1,198	6.14%
5 - 9 years	1,334	6.84%
10 - 14 years	1,027	5.26%
15 - 19 years	1,190	6.10%
20 - 24 years	1,207	6.19%
25 - 34 years	2,129	10.91%
35 - 44 years	1,974	10.12%
45 - 54 years	2,056	10.54%
55 - 59 years	1,559	7.99%
60 - 64 years	1,617	8.29%
65 - 74 years	2,046	10.48%
75 - 84 years	1,263	6.47%
85 years and older	914	4.68%
Median Age	43.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,514	-
One Race	19,256	98.68%
White	18,572	95.17%
Black or African American	392	2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native	134	0.69%
Asian	123	0.63%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	35	0.18%

Two or more races	258	1.32%
White and Black or African American	109	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.31%
White and Asian	68	0.35%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.03%