9.2% of Fergus Falls, MN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.5% less than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Minnesota. 8.0% of high school graduates and 14.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.7%. For comparison, it was 19.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fergus Falls, MN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fergus Falls:
9.2%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fergus Falls:
5.2%
Whole state:
4.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fergus Falls:
19.5%
Minnesota:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fergus Falls:
44.7%
Minnesota:
23.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.7%
Residents above poverty level:
19.5%
Poverty by age in Fergus Falls, MN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fergus Falls,MN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.6%6 to 11 years
5.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
5.1%16 and 17 years
35.4%18 to 24 years
1.5%25 to 34 years
12.3%35 to 44 years
15.6%45 to 54 years
11.3%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
9.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fergus Falls,MN (percentage below poverty level)
4.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.5%6 to 11 years
20.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
20.4%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
6.9%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
10.6%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
9.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fergus Falls,MN (% below half of poverty level)
2.0%Under 6 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
6.4%12 to 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
9.9%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fergus Falls, MN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fergus Falls, MN (%)
8.9%White
0.0%Black
30.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
29.2%2+ races
6.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fergus Falls, MN (absolute numbers)
1,103White
0Black
9American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
2092+ races
13Hispanic
9.7%Below poverty level
90.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fergus Falls, MN
Children below poverty level:
Fergus Falls, Minnesota:
5.9%
State:
10.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fergus Falls:
8.0%
Minnesota:
7.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fergus Falls:
14.3%
Minnesota:
25.4%
34.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
65.6%Female, no husband present
11.5%Worked full-time, year-round
21.4%Worked part-time
67.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
32.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
67.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
1.4%1980 to 1989
10.9%1970 to 1979
6.5%1960 to 1969
15.9%1950 to 1959
11.6%1940 to 1949
49.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
6.4%1995 to 1998
4.9%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
10.4%1970 to 1979
10.7%1960 to 1969
17.9%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
32.7%1939 or earlier
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