Fergus Falls vs Henning

A side-by-side comparison of Fergus Falls and Henning: population, income, housing, and more.

Fergus Falls and Henning are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fergus Falls has the higher population (14,138 vs 836 in Henning). Fergus Falls has the higher median household income ($50,865 vs $44,000 in Henning). Fergus Falls has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $127,400 in Henning).

Population, income & housing

	Fergus Falls	Henning
Population	14,138	836
Median age	42.0 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,865	$44,000
Median home value	$173,300	$127,400
Median gross rent	$839	$731
Housing units	6,989	449
Homeownership rate	63.5%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fergus Falls	Henning
Population	13,707 → 14,138 (+3.1%)	853 → 836 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$43,528 → $50,865 (+16.9%)	$40,078 → $44,000 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $173,300 (+31.0%)	$86,600 → $127,400 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $839 (+28.5%)	$633 → $731 (+15.5%)

Fergus Falls

Population

13,70714,138

Median household income

$43,528$50,865

Median home value

$132,300$173,300

Median gross rent

$653$839

Henning

Population

853836

Median household income

$40,078$44,000

Median home value

$86,600$127,400

Median gross rent

$633$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fergus Falls	Henning
Under 5	5.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	12.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.4%
75 and over	13.1%	22.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fergus Falls	Henning
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fergus Falls	Henning
No high school diploma	4.5%	11.8%
High school graduate	26.1%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fergus Falls	Henning
Drove alone	69.7%	85.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	5.4%
Public transit	2.2%	0.5%
Walked	4.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	1.7%
Other means	1.1%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fergus Falls	Henning
1-unit, detached	61.4%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	17.1%
20 or more units	14.4%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Fergus Falls	Henning
Poverty rate	10.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.09	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	13	27
Median year structure built	1973	1968