Fisher vs Fosston

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

Fisher 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 426 in Fisher). Fisher has the higher median household income ($91,438 vs $50,694 in Fosston). Fisher has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $126,500 in Fosston).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Fosston
Population	426	1,283
Median age	29.5 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$91,438	$50,694
Median home value	$180,600	$126,500
Median gross rent	$1,044	$846
Housing units	172	613
Homeownership rate	71.7%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Fosston
Population	503 → 426 (-15.3%)	1,571 → 1,283 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$69,250 → $91,438 (+32.0%)	$41,964 → $50,694 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$122,600 → $180,600 (+47.3%)	$107,700 → $126,500 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $1,044 (+50.9%)	$791 → $846 (+7.0%)

Fisher

Population

503426

Median household income

$69,250$91,438

Median home value

$122,600$180,600

Median gross rent

$692$1,044

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)

	Fisher	Fosston
Under 5	4.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	26.1%	18.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	5.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	5.4%	13.2%
75 and over	5.2%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Fosston
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Fosston
No high school diploma	2.1%	18.0%
High school graduate	19.6%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Fosston
Drove alone	85.5%	71.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	6.2%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	2.6%	7.7%
Other means	0.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Fosston
1-unit, detached	73.8%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	14.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Fosston
Poverty rate	7.0%	24.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1971	1965