Fergus Falls vs New York Mills

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

Fergus Falls and New York Mills 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 1,319 in New York Mills). New York Mills has the higher median household income ($51,696 vs $50,865 in Fergus Falls). Fergus Falls has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $144,900 in New York Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
Population	14,138	1,319
Median age	42.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,865	$51,696
Median home value	$173,300	$144,900
Median gross rent	$839	$712
Housing units	6,989	652
Homeownership rate	63.5%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
Population	13,707 → 14,138 (+3.1%)	1,307 → 1,319 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$43,528 → $50,865 (+16.9%)	$45,560 → $51,696 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $173,300 (+31.0%)	$103,500 → $144,900 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $839 (+28.5%)	$603 → $712 (+18.1%)

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

New York Mills

Population

1,3071,319

Median household income

$45,560$51,696

Median home value

$103,500$144,900

Median gross rent

$603$712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
Under 5	5.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	6.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.1%
75 and over	13.1%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	2.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
No high school diploma	4.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	26.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
Drove alone	69.7%	75.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.6%
Public transit	2.2%	2.1%
Walked	4.6%	5.2%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	3.0%
Other means	1.1%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
1-unit, detached	61.4%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	20.9%
20 or more units	14.4%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Fergus Falls	New York Mills
Poverty rate	10.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.09	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	13	17
Median year structure built	1973	1977