Fisher vs Mentor

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

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

Fisher has the higher population (426 vs 143 in Mentor). Fisher has the higher median household income ($91,438 vs $42,143 in Mentor). Fisher has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $56,100 in Mentor).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Mentor
Population	426	143
Median age	29.5 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,438	$42,143
Median home value	$180,600	$56,100
Median gross rent	$1,044	$771
Housing units	172	94
Homeownership rate	71.7%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Mentor
Population	503 → 426 (-15.3%)	229 → 143 (-37.6%)
Median household income	$69,250 → $91,438 (+32.0%)	$53,125 → $42,143 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$122,600 → $180,600 (+47.3%)	$79,500 → $56,100 (-29.4%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $1,044 (+50.9%)	$667 → $771 (+15.6%)

Fisher

Population

503426

Median household income

$69,250$91,438

Median home value

$122,600$180,600

Median gross rent

$692$1,044

Mentor

Population

229143

Median household income

$53,125$42,143

Median home value

$79,500$56,100

Median gross rent

$667$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Mentor
Under 5	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	26.1%	11.9%
18 to 24	13.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.4%
55 to 64	5.9%	21.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.9%
75 and over	5.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Mentor
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Mentor
No high school diploma	2.1%	12.4%
High school graduate	19.6%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Mentor
Drove alone	85.5%	69.3%
Carpooled	4.8%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	14.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	14.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Mentor
1-unit, detached	73.8%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Mentor
Poverty rate	7.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.68	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1971	1964