Erskine vs Fosston

A side-by-side comparison of Erskine and Fosston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fosston has the higher population (1,283 vs 445 in Erskine). Fosston has the higher median household income ($50,694 vs $32,083 in Erskine). Fosston has the higher median home value ($126,500 vs $102,100 in Erskine).

Population, income & housing

	Erskine	Fosston
Population	445	1,283
Median age	36.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$32,083	$50,694
Median home value	$102,100	$126,500
Median gross rent	$806	$846
Housing units	263	613
Homeownership rate	54.9%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erskine	Fosston
Population	478 → 445 (-6.9%)	1,571 → 1,283 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $32,083 (-13.0%)	$41,964 → $50,694 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $102,100 (+44.4%)	$107,700 → $126,500 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $806 (+61.2%)	$791 → $846 (+7.0%)

Erskine

Population

478445

Median household income

$36,875$32,083

Median home value

$70,700$102,100

Median gross rent

$500$806

Fosston

Population

1,5711,283

Median household income

$41,964$50,694

Median home value

$107,700$126,500

Median gross rent

$791$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erskine	Fosston
Under 5	9.4%	3.2%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.4%
35 to 44	8.8%	9.1%
45 to 54	7.2%	7.9%
55 to 64	17.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.2%
75 and over	10.6%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erskine	Fosston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	4.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erskine	Fosston
No high school diploma	12.0%	18.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erskine	Fosston
Drove alone	78.7%	71.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	9.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erskine	Fosston
1-unit, detached	72.2%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	14.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Erskine	Fosston
Poverty rate	16.2%	24.2%
Average household size	2.07	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1959	1965