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Fergus Falls Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fergus Falls Area is $27,379, which is lower than the state average of $31,642 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Fergus Falls Area median household income is $50,914. On average Fergus Falls Area residents spend 19.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #168

Fergus Falls Area	27,379 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	28,432 USD
Minnesota	33,277 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	34,792 USD
Minnesota	39,915 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	22,337 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #228

Fergus Falls Area	50,914 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	64,247 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	18.90%
Minnesota	29.12%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fergus Falls Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Minnesota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fergus Falls Area		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.73%	$14,634, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.65%	$17,881, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.77%	$2,501, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.38%	$22,295, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	63,019 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	76,435 USD
Minnesota	94,560 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fergus Falls Area	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$51,707, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Black	$14,598, see rank	$29,873	$35,600
Hispanic	$50,143, see rank	$41,674	$42,396
Asian	$40,352, see rank	$65,575	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,250, see rank	$32,161	$37,170
One Race, Other	$29,963, see rank	$39,673	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,625, see rank	$43,451	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fergus Falls Area	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$38,920, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,723, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,234, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$35,472, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fergus Falls Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	46,636, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	23,157, 49.65%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,518, 67.01%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.05%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,506, 66.96%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,530, 93.71%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	976, 6.29%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,639, 32.99%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	23,479, 50.35%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,647, 58.12%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,646, 58.12%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,108, 96.06%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	538, 3.94%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,832, 41.88%, see rank	33.72%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fergus Falls Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	26,863, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,720, 77.13%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,023, 11.25%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	176, 0.66%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	1,134, 4.22%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	374, 1.39%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,436, 5.35%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fergus Falls Area	19.7 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fergus Falls Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,638	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	14,530, 52.57%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,445, 30.59%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,482, 10.20%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,061, 14.18%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	407, 2.80%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,621, 11.16%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,450, 23.74%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	13,108, 47.43%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,945, 37.73%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,235, 24.68%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,707, 28.28%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	87, 0.66%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41, 0.31%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,084, 8.27%, see rank	6.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fergus Falls Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,638, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,605, 5.81%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	2,090, 7.56%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,570, 12.92%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	713, 2.58%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,193, 11.55%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,586, 5.74%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	546, 1.98%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,197, 4.33%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,739, 6.29%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,036, 25.46%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,693, 6.13%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,183, 4.28%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,487, 5.38%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fergus Falls Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,211	11.04%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,141	6.95%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.