Fosston vs McIntosh

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

Fosston and McIntosh 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 836 in McIntosh). McIntosh has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $50,694 in Fosston). Fosston has the higher median home value ($126,500 vs $100,700 in McIntosh).

Population, income & housing

	Fosston	McIntosh
Population	1,283	836
Median age	45.7 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,694	$53,750
Median home value	$126,500	$100,700
Median gross rent	$846	$563
Housing units	613	317
Homeownership rate	56.8%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fosston	McIntosh
Population	1,571 → 1,283 (-18.3%)	612 → 836 (+36.6%)
Median household income	$41,964 → $50,694 (+20.8%)	$39,444 → $53,750 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $126,500 (+17.5%)	$68,200 → $100,700 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $846 (+7.0%)	$616 → $563 (-8.6%)

Fosston

Population

1,5711,283

Median household income

$41,964$50,694

Median home value

$107,700$126,500

Median gross rent

$791$846

McIntosh

Population

612836

Median household income

$39,444$53,750

Median home value

$68,200$100,700

Median gross rent

$616$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fosston	McIntosh
Under 5	3.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	3.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.4%	21.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.9%	7.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	5.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	6.9%
75 and over	18.5%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fosston	McIntosh
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fosston	McIntosh
No high school diploma	18.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	34.2%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fosston	McIntosh
Drove alone	71.7%	75.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	7.5%	7.0%
Bicycle	3.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	2.3%
Other means	2.6%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fosston	McIntosh
1-unit, detached	74.6%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	26.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Fosston	McIntosh
Poverty rate	24.2%	22.6%
Average household size	2.02	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1965	1945