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Fergus Falls Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 57,159
Land Area (2000): 5,127.422 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 635.075 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	26,120	21.90%
Rural, Farm	14,826	12.43%
Rural, Non-farm	78,314	65.67%

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Fergus Falls Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	24,487	22,990	1,497	6.11%	61
1991	24,711	23,098	1,613	6.53%	66
1992	25,080	23,350	1,730	6.90%	69
1993	25,648	23,790	1,858	7.24%	73
1994	26,142	24,689	1,453	5.56%	56
1995	26,840	25,360	1,480	5.52%	55
1996	27,997	26,340	1,657	5.92%	60
1997	27,916	26,474	1,442	5.17%	52
1998	27,624	26,452	1,172	4.24%	43
1999	27,757	26,571	1,186	4.27%	43
2000	29,320	28,114	1,207	4.11%	41
2001	29,838	28,491	1,347	4.52%	45
2002	30,005	28,480	1,526	5.08%	51
2003	30,194	28,543	1,651	5.47%	55
2004	29,977	28,428	1,549	5.17%	52
2005	29,698	28,234	1,464	4.93%	50
2006	29,388	27,947	1,441	4.90%	49
2007	29,322	27,743	1,579	5.38%	54
2008	29,734	27,929	1,805	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	24,065	21,792	2,273	9.45%	94
Feb 1990	23,898	21,758	2,140	8.95%	90
Mar 1990	24,162	22,174	1,988	8.23%	82
Apr 1990	24,245	22,589	1,656	6.83%	68
May 1990	24,563	23,458	1,105	4.50%	45
Jun 1990	25,119	23,924	1,195	4.76%	48
Jul 1990	25,048	23,869	1,179	4.71%	47
Aug 1990	24,986	23,920	1,066	4.27%	43
Sep 1990	24,756	23,642	1,114	4.50%	45
Oct 1990	24,503	23,540	963	3.93%	39
Nov 1990	24,334	22,824	1,510	6.21%	62
Dec 1990	24,169	22,391	1,778	7.36%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	24,185	21,870	2,315	9.57%	96
Feb 1991	24,020	21,250	2,770	11.53%	115
Mar 1991	23,839	21,656	2,183	9.16%	92
Apr 1991	24,863	22,992	1,871	7.53%	75
May 1991	25,164	23,730	1,434	5.70%	57
Jun 1991	25,750	24,380	1,370	5.32%	53
Jul 1991	25,393	24,221	1,172	4.62%	46
Aug 1991	24,852	23,752	1,100	4.43%	44
Sep 1991	24,730	23,630	1,100	4.45%	44
Oct 1991	24,764	23,849	915	3.69%	37
Nov 1991	24,648	23,242	1,406	5.70%	57
Dec 1991	24,319	22,602	1,717	7.06%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	24,657	22,016	2,641	10.71%	107
Feb 1992	24,146	21,936	2,210	9.15%	92
Mar 1992	24,321	22,109	2,212	9.10%	91
Apr 1992	25,009	23,203	1,806	7.22%	72
May 1992	25,494	23,987	1,507	5.91%	59
Jun 1992	26,136	24,432	1,704	6.52%	65
Jul 1992	25,931	24,533	1,398	5.39%	54
Aug 1992	25,446	24,169	1,277	5.02%	50
Sep 1992	25,446	24,123	1,323	5.20%	52
Oct 1992	25,022	23,848	1,174	4.69%	47
Nov 1992	24,913	23,264	1,649	6.62%	66
Dec 1992	24,435	22,580	1,855	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	24,928	21,974	2,954	11.85%	119
Feb 1993	24,794	21,912	2,882	11.62%	116
Mar 1993	25,242	22,399	2,843	11.26%	113
Apr 1993	25,685	23,216	2,469	9.61%	96
May 1993	25,906	24,316	1,590	6.14%	61
Jun 1993	26,649	24,949	1,700	6.38%	64
Jul 1993	25,996	24,711	1,285	4.94%	49
Aug 1993	25,575	24,359	1,216	4.75%	48
Sep 1993	25,848	24,621	1,227	4.75%	47
Oct 1993	25,958	24,835	1,123	4.33%	43
Nov 1993	25,727	24,428	1,299	5.05%	50
Dec 1993	25,469	23,761	1,708	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	25,289	22,795	2,494	9.86%	99
Feb 1994	25,248	23,009	2,239	8.87%	89
Mar 1994	25,278	23,048	2,230	8.82%	88
Apr 1994	25,323	23,755	1,568	6.19%	62
May 1994	26,091	25,116	975	3.74%	37
Jun 1994	26,687	25,537	1,150	4.31%	43
Jul 1994	26,376	25,388	988	3.75%	37
Aug 1994	26,740	25,743	997	3.73%	37
Sep 1994	26,916	25,867	1,049	3.90%	39
Oct 1994	26,844	25,857	987	3.68%	37
Nov 1994	26,809	25,706	1,103	4.11%	41
Dec 1994	26,102	24,452	1,650	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	26,075	23,688	2,387	9.15%	92
Feb 1995	25,957	23,998	1,959	7.55%	75
Mar 1995	26,153	24,138	2,015	7.70%	77
Apr 1995	27,199	25,367	1,832	6.74%	67
May 1995	27,185	25,920	1,265	4.65%	47
Jun 1995	27,686	26,390	1,296	4.68%	47
Jul 1995	27,238	26,155	1,083	3.98%	40
Aug 1995	26,939	25,983	956	3.55%	35
Sep 1995	27,134	26,137	997	3.67%	37
Oct 1995	27,027	26,057	970	3.59%	36
Nov 1995	26,930	25,663	1,267	4.70%	47
Dec 1995	26,558	24,820	1,738	6.54%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	26,775	24,597	2,178	8.13%	81
Feb 1996	26,890	24,827	2,063	7.67%	77
Mar 1996	27,320	25,142	2,178	7.97%	80
Apr 1996	27,950	25,878	2,072	7.41%	74
May 1996	28,313	26,768	1,545	5.46%	55
Jun 1996	28,682	27,135	1,547	5.39%	54
Jul 1996	28,752	27,332	1,420	4.94%	49
Aug 1996	28,447	27,200	1,247	4.38%	44
Sep 1996	28,424	27,140	1,284	4.52%	45
Oct 1996	28,407	27,292	1,115	3.93%	39
Nov 1996	28,191	26,706	1,485	5.27%	53
Dec 1996	27,811	26,066	1,745	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	27,425	25,154	2,271	8.28%	83
Feb 1997	27,203	25,284	1,919	7.05%	71
Mar 1997	27,311	25,363	1,948	7.13%	71
Apr 1997	27,903	26,123	1,780	6.38%	64
May 1997	28,517	27,332	1,185	4.16%	42
Jun 1997	28,884	27,494	1,390	4.81%	48
Jul 1997	28,684	27,589	1,095	3.82%	38
Aug 1997	28,360	27,274	1,086	3.83%	38
Sep 1997	28,082	26,974	1,108	3.95%	39
Oct 1997	27,770	26,814	956	3.44%	34
Nov 1997	27,479	26,375	1,104	4.02%	40
Dec 1997	27,377	25,914	1,463	5.34%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	27,234	25,326	1,908	7.01%	70
Feb 1998	27,131	25,424	1,707	6.29%	63
Mar 1998	27,256	25,492	1,764	6.47%	65
Apr 1998	27,736	26,510	1,226	4.42%	44
May 1998	28,235	27,346	889	3.15%	31
Jun 1998	28,634	27,568	1,066	3.72%	37
Jul 1998	28,562	27,723	839	2.94%	29
Aug 1998	27,544	26,744	800	2.90%	29
Sep 1998	28,036	27,222	814	2.90%	29
Oct 1998	27,302	26,522	780	2.86%	29
Nov 1998	26,999	25,967	1,032	3.82%	38
Dec 1998	26,817	25,582	1,235	4.61%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	27,416	25,668	1,748	6.38%	64
Feb 1999	27,179	25,659	1,520	5.59%	56
Mar 1999	27,120	25,656	1,464	5.40%	54
Apr 1999	27,836	26,681	1,155	4.15%	41
May 1999	28,277	27,375	902	3.19%	32
Jun 1999	29,096	27,971	1,125	3.87%	39
Jul 1999	28,548	27,457	1,091	3.82%	38
Aug 1999	27,785	26,871	914	3.29%	33
Sep 1999	27,439	26,370	1,069	3.90%	39
Oct 1999	27,791	26,957	834	3.00%	30
Nov 1999	27,181	26,102	1,079	3.97%	40
Dec 1999	27,415	26,080	1,335	4.87%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	28,416	26,638	1,778	6.26%	63
Feb 2000	28,652	27,075	1,577	5.50%	55
Mar 2000	29,058	27,432	1,626	5.60%	56
Apr 2000	29,159	27,985	1,174	4.03%	40
May 2000	29,741	28,795	946	3.18%	32
Jun 2000	30,237	29,290	947	3.13%	31
Jul 2000	30,038	29,145	893	2.97%	30
Aug 2000	29,869	28,961	908	3.04%	30
Sep 2000	29,654	28,674	980	3.30%	33
Oct 2000	29,302	28,402	900	3.07%	31
Nov 2000	29,011	27,739	1,272	4.38%	44
Dec 2000	28,703	27,226	1,477	5.15%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	28,929	27,060	1,869	6.46%	65
Feb 2001	28,838	27,134	1,704	5.91%	59
Mar 2001	29,154	27,367	1,787	6.13%	61
Apr 2001	29,819	28,347	1,472	4.94%	49
May 2001	30,669	29,634	1,035	3.37%	34
Jun 2001	31,099	29,953	1,146	3.69%	37
Jul 2001	30,235	29,206	1,029	3.40%	34
Aug 2001	30,544	29,521	1,023	3.35%	33
Sep 2001	30,277	29,237	1,040	3.43%	34
Oct 2001	29,930	28,892	1,038	3.47%	35
Nov 2001	29,269	27,979	1,290	4.41%	44
Dec 2001	29,293	27,559	1,734	5.92%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	29,240	27,075	2,165	7.40%	74
Feb 2002	29,555	27,518	2,037	6.89%	69
Mar 2002	29,930	27,813	2,117	7.07%	71
Apr 2002	30,289	28,440	1,849	6.10%	61
May 2002	30,380	29,152	1,228	4.04%	40
Jun 2002	30,489	29,146	1,343	4.40%	44
Jul 2002	30,204	28,899	1,305	4.32%	43
Aug 2002	30,136	29,005	1,131	3.75%	38
Sep 2002	30,415	29,281	1,134	3.73%	37
Oct 2002	30,184	29,187	997	3.30%	33
Nov 2002	29,691	28,348	1,343	4.52%	45
Dec 2002	29,552	27,892	1,660	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	29,787	27,474	2,313	7.77%	78
Feb 2003	29,358	27,336	2,022	6.89%	69
Mar 2003	29,918	27,818	2,100	7.02%	70
Apr 2003	30,575	28,808	1,767	5.78%	58
May 2003	30,789	29,420	1,369	4.45%	44
Jun 2003	31,226	29,719	1,507	4.83%	48
Jul 2003	30,399	28,971	1,428	4.70%	47
Aug 2003	30,269	28,946	1,323	4.37%	44
Sep 2003	30,054	28,683	1,371	4.56%	46
Oct 2003	30,144	28,901	1,243	4.12%	41
Nov 2003	29,938	28,409	1,529	5.11%	51
Dec 2003	29,870	28,035	1,835	6.14%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	29,777	27,464	2,313	7.77%	78
Feb 2004	29,307	27,248	2,059	7.03%	70
Mar 2004	29,601	27,440	2,161	7.30%	73
Apr 2004	30,024	28,491	1,533	5.11%	51
May 2004	30,421	29,187	1,234	4.06%	41
Jun 2004	31,188	29,789	1,399	4.49%	45
Jul 2004	30,683	29,410	1,273	4.15%	41
Aug 2004	30,409	29,133	1,276	4.20%	42
Sep 2004	30,069	28,791	1,278	4.25%	43
Oct 2004	29,443	28,366	1,077	3.66%	37
Nov 2004	29,460	28,171	1,289	4.38%	44
Dec 2004	29,345	27,644	1,701	5.80%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	29,017	26,927	2,090	7.20%	72
Feb 2005	29,022	27,002	2,020	6.96%	70
Mar 2005	29,081	27,141	1,940	6.67%	67
Apr 2005	29,245	27,767	1,478	5.05%	51
May 2005	30,005	28,816	1,189	3.96%	40
Jun 2005	30,568	29,284	1,284	4.20%	42
Jul 2005	30,425	29,271	1,154	3.79%	38
Aug 2005	30,476	29,321	1,155	3.79%	38
Sep 2005	30,005	28,773	1,232	4.11%	41
Oct 2005	29,598	28,533	1,065	3.60%	36
Nov 2005	29,544	28,240	1,304	4.41%	44
Dec 2005	29,386	27,730	1,656	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	29,185	27,207	1,978	6.78%	68
Feb 2006	29,424	27,424	2,000	6.80%	68
Mar 2006	29,426	27,571	1,855	6.30%	63
Apr 2006	29,164	27,664	1,500	5.14%	51
May 2006	29,372	28,280	1,092	3.72%	37
Jun 2006	30,038	28,838	1,200	3.99%	40
Jul 2006	29,854	28,679	1,175	3.94%	39
Aug 2006	29,829	28,665	1,164	3.90%	39
Sep 2006	29,395	28,161	1,234	4.20%	42
Oct 2006	29,155	28,089	1,066	3.66%	37
Nov 2006	28,918	27,606	1,312	4.54%	45
Dec 2006	28,895	27,183	1,712	5.92%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	28,829	26,663	2,166	7.51%	75
Feb 2007	28,955	26,859	2,096	7.24%	72
Mar 2007	29,071	27,082	1,989	6.84%	68
Apr 2007	29,245	27,444	1,801	6.16%	62
May 2007	29,647	28,344	1,303	4.40%	44
Jun 2007	30,307	28,951	1,356	4.47%	45
Jul 2007	29,990	28,682	1,308	4.36%	44
Aug 2007	29,740	28,441	1,299	4.37%	44
Sep 2007	29,303	27,978	1,325	4.52%	45
Oct 2007	29,011	27,849	1,162	4.01%	40
Nov 2007	28,835	27,556	1,279	4.44%	44
Dec 2007	28,932	27,071	1,861	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	28,545	26,346	2,199	7.70%	77
Feb 2008	28,338	26,300	2,038	7.19%	72
Mar 2008	28,464	26,419	2,045	7.18%	72
Apr 2008	29,459	27,615	1,844	6.26%	63
May 2008	29,954	28,411	1,543	5.15%	52
Jun 2008	30,662	29,081	1,581	5.16%	52
Jul 2008	31,048	29,393	1,655	5.33%	53
Aug 2008	30,771	29,058	1,713	5.57%	56
Sep 2008	30,363	28,734	1,629	5.37%	54
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Fergus Falls Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,398	12.03%
2.	Construction	3,378	11.96%
3.	Food Manufacturing	2,012	7.12%
4.	Educational Services	1,372	4.86%
5.	Truck Transportation	1,030	3.65%
6.	Public Administration	996	3.53%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	982	3.48%
8.	Health Care	980	3.47%
9.	Utilities	906	3.21%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	832	2.94%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	808	2.86%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	804	2.85%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	772	2.73%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	686	2.43%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	642	2.27%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	592	2.10%
17.	Finance and Insurance	498	1.76%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	438	1.55%
19.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	430	1.52%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	414	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,416	21.94%
2.	Educational Services	2,984	12.09%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,948	7.89%
4.	Social Assistance	1,256	5.09%
5.	Public Administration	978	3.96%
6.	Food Manufacturing	956	3.87%
7.	Finance and Insurance	948	3.84%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	926	3.75%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	766	3.10%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	748	3.03%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	622	2.52%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	522	2.11%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	464	1.88%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	436	1.77%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	326	1.32%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	324	1.31%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	308	1.25%
18.	Construction	284	1.15%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	254	1.03%
20.	Utilities	248	1.00%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	2,342	8.29%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,842	6.52%
3.	Other Production Occupations	1,554	5.50%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,182	4.18%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,160	4.11%
6.	Other Management Occupations	1,088	3.85%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,072	3.79%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,060	3.75%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	876	3.10%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	858	3.04%
11.	Carpenters	776	2.75%
12.	Agricultural Workers	766	2.71%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	764	2.70%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	728	2.58%
15.	Other Construction Trades	704	2.49%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	680	2.41%
17.	Construction Laborers	556	1.97%
18.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	512	1.81%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	504	1.78%
20.	Top Executives	446	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,376	5.57%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,140	4.62%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,114	4.51%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,074	4.35%
5.	Registered Nurses	1,054	4.27%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,034	4.19%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	940	3.81%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	848	3.43%
9.	Cashiers	846	3.43%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	842	3.41%
11.	Other Management Occupations	814	3.30%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	730	2.96%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	696	2.82%
14.	Other Production Occupations	696	2.82%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	644	2.61%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	602	2.44%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	600	2.43%
18.	Child Care Workers	544	2.20%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	536	2.17%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	476	1.93%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	46,323	49.46%
15-35 hours	14,437	15.42%
1-14 hours	3,964	4.23%
No regular hours	28,926	30.89%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,827	3.63%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,384	2.75%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,320	4.60%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,479	6.90%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,986	9.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,363	14.61%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,695	21.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,241	10.40%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,990	3.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,783	3.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	805	1.60%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	433	0.86%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,019	7.97%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,071	8.08%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,541	9.01%
5-9	11,048	21.92%
10-14	9,727	19.30%
15-19	7,407	14.70%
20-24	5,159	10.24%
25-29	2,297	4.56%
30-34	3,908	7.75%
35-39	656	1.30%
40-44	765	1.52%
45-59	1,981	3.93%
60-89	1,841	3.65%
At least 90	1,066	2.12%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	216	0.43%	39,963	79.30%
30-44	18	0.04%	5,311	10.54%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,981	3.93%
At least 60	38	0.08%	2,869	5.69%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	63	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,979	10.89%
Car / truck / van, solo	41,188	75.00%
Motorcycle	16	0.03%
Other	302	0.55%
Public transportation	272	0.50%
Walked	2,576	4.69%
Worked at home	4,521	8.23%

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Fergus Falls Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 45,324 (111,532 people)
: 31,638 (94,212 people)
: 15,369
: 72,294
Fergus Falls Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,940	10.51%
$10,000-$14,999	3,763	8.00%
$15,000-$19,999	3,361	7.15%
$20,000-$24,999	3,950	8.40%
$25,000-$29,999	3,478	7.40%
$30,000-$34,999	3,662	7.79%
$35,000-$39,999	3,418	7.27%
$40,000-$44,999	3,044	6.47%
$45,000-$49,999	2,629	5.59%
$50,000-$59,999	4,721	10.04%
$60,000-$74,999	4,087	8.69%
$75,000-$99,999	3,373	7.17%
$100,000-$124,999	1,137	2.42%
$125,000-$149,999	484	1.03%
$150,000-$199,999	464	0.99%
$200,000 or more	511	1.09%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,022	26.56%
Family, 2 people	7,926	34.96%
Nonfamily, 2 people	707	3.12%
Family, 3 people	2,847	12.56%
Nonfamily, 3 people	116	0.51%
Family, 4 people	2,815	12.42%
Nonfamily, 4 people	41	0.18%
Family, 5 people	1,459	6.44%
Nonfamily, 5 people	12	0.05%
Family, 6 people	479	2.11%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	242	1.07%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	35,341	26.11%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	21,170	15.64%
Public Assistance	1,710	1.26%
Retirement	8,051	5.95%
Self Employment	10,564	7.81%
Social Security	16,750	12.38%
Supplemental Security	1,653	1.22%
Wage / Salary	32,877	24.29%
Other	7,218	5.33%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	17,070	59.32%
With children under 18	11,707	40.68%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,616	7.60%
Married	29,976	63.03%
Never Married	12,532	26.35%
Widowed	1,434	3.02%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,393	7.06%
Married	29,998	62.45%
Never Married	8,162	16.99%
Widowed	6,485	13.50%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fergus Falls Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Fergus Falls Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,259	9.24%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,194	10.28%
High school diploma or equivalent	29,616	33.13%
Some college, no degree	20,732	23.19%
Associate degree	7,589	8.49%
Bachelors degree	10,021	11.21%
Graduate or professional degree	3,987	4.46%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,085	1.90%	582	1.02%	1,667	2.92%
Kindergarten	1,213	2.12%	90	0.16%	1,303	2.28%
Grades 1-4	5,852	10.24%	722	1.26%	6,574	11.50%
Grades 5-8	6,997	12.24%	607	1.06%	7,604	13.30%
Grades 9-12	8,263	14.46%	365	0.64%	8,628	15.09%
Undergrad college	3,295	5.76%	244	0.43%	3,539	6.19%
Graduate or professional school	285	0.50%	72	0.13%	357	0.62%
Total	26,990	47.22%	2,682	4.69%	29,672	51.91%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fergus Falls Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Fergus Falls Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	135	115
2004	126	114

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Fergus Falls Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fergus Falls Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	104,507	89.80%
Below Poverty Level	11,876	10.20%

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Fergus Falls Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 67

Fergus Falls Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fergus Falls Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fergus Falls Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,816	11.92%
10-19 Years	9,094	15.91%
20-29 Years	4,797	8.39%
30-39 Years	6,878	12.03%
40-49 Years	8,857	15.50%
50-59 Years	6,845	11.98%
60-69 Years	5,884	10.29%
70-79 Years	4,641	8.12%
80-89 Years	2,709	4.74%
90+ Years	638	1.12%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	28,630	50.09%
Female	28,529	49.91%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	55,137	96.46%
Hispanic/Latino	957	1.67%
Multiracial	368	0.64%
Amerindian	269	0.47%
Asian	250	0.44%
African-American	160	0.28%
Pacific Islander	13	0.02%
Other Race	5	0.01%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	49,138	34.39%
2.	Norwegian	39,121	27.38%
3.	Swedish	11,320	7.92%
4.	Irish	7,552	5.29%
5.	English	5,861	4.10%
6.	Finnish	4,444	3.11%
7.	Polish	4,355	3.05%
8.	French Non-Basque	3,218	2.25%
9.	United States Or American	3,139	2.20%
10.	Dutch	2,664	1.86%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	106,758	95.24%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,114	1.89%
3.	German	1,126	1.00%
4.	Scandinavian	1,090	0.97%
5.	Serbo Croatian	290	0.26%
6.	French	140	0.12%
7.	Other Indo European	66	0.06%
8.	Russian	60	0.05%
9.	African	54	0.05%
10.	Other Slavic	50	0.04%

Fergus Falls Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	116,879	98.00%
Naturalized immigrant	938	0.79%
Not a citizen	1,443	1.21%

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Fergus Falls Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Otter Tail County

Fergus Falls Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aastad	Elmo	Ottertail
Amor	Erhard	Otto
Aurdal	Erhards Grove	Paddock
Battle Lake	Everts	Parkers Prairie
Blowers	Fergus Falls	Pelican
Bluffton	Folden	Pelican Rapids
Buse	Friberg	Perham
Butler	Girard	Pine Lake
Candor	Gorman	Richville
Carlisle	Henning	Rothsay
Clitherall	Hobart	Rush Lake
Compton	Homestead	Scambler
Corliss	Inman	St. Olaf
Dalton	Leaf Lake	Star Lake
Dane Prairie	Leaf Mountain	Sverdrup
Dead Lake	Lida	Tordenskjold
Deer Creek	Maine	Trondhjem
Dent	Maplewood	Tumuli
Dora	New York Mills	Underwood
Dunn	Newton	Urbank
Eagle Lake	Nidaros	Vergas
Eastern	Norwegian Grove	Vining
Edna	Oak Valley	Wadena
Effington	Orwell	Western
Elizabeth	Oscar	Woodside

Fergus Falls (14,522)	Battle Lake (686)	Blowers (319)
Perham (3,490)	Bluffton (684)	Nidaros (317)
Pelican Rapids (2,374)	Deer Creek (676)	Butler (315)
Pine Lake (1,726)	Clitherall (667)	Vergas (311)
Aurdal (1,362)	Sverdrup (577)	Leaf Mountain (309)
Parkers Prairie (1,336)	Amor (558)	Effington (297)
Pelican (1,231)	Tordenskjold (550)	Folden (265)
New York Mills (1,158)	Candor (534)	Dalton (258)
Henning (1,145)	Underwood (534)	Eastern (256)
Ottertail (1,007)	Otto (526)	Carlisle (219)
Rush Lake (966)	Scambler (504)	Oscar (218)
Edna (921)	Erhards Grove (467)	Dent (192)
Elizabeth (894)	Leaf Lake (467)	Aastad (187)
Dane Prairie (892)	Corliss (462)	Orwell (173)
Dunn (855)	Dead Lake (452)	Trondhjem (171)
Compton (799)	Tumuli (434)	Erhard (150)
Friberg (774)	Star Lake (410)	Western (142)
Everts (774)	Gorman (398)	Richville (124)
Newton (751)	Homestead (371)	Vining (68)
Hobart (733)	Oak Valley (362)	Urbank (59)
Dora (726)	Inman (352)	Woodside
Girard (697)	Norwegian Grove (349)	Rothsay
Lida (697)	Elmo (344)	Wadena
Buse (690)	St. Olaf (332)	Maplewood
Maine (686)	Paddock (323)	Eagle Lake