Farwell vs Villard

A side-by-side comparison of Farwell and Villard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Villard has the higher population (246 vs 37 in Farwell). Farwell has the higher median household income ($58,500 vs $53,611 in Villard). Villard has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $104,200 in Farwell).

Population, income & housing

	Farwell	Villard
Population	37	246
Median age	41.7 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,500	$53,611
Median home value	$104,200	$138,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	22	140
Homeownership rate	95.5%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farwell	Villard
Population	31 → 37 (+19.4%)	274 → 246 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,500 (+23.2%)	$45,000 → $53,611 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $104,200 (+15.8%)	$99,400 → $138,400 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$831 → $1,000 (+20.3%)

Farwell

Population

3137

Median household income

$47,500$58,500

Median home value

$90,000$104,200

Villard

Population

274246

Median household income

$45,000$53,611

Median home value

$99,400$138,400

Median gross rent

$831$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farwell	Villard
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	11.0%
18 to 24	18.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	18.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	16.2%	16.3%
75 and over	2.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farwell	Villard
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farwell	Villard
No high school diploma	4.5%	3.6%
High school graduate	54.5%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farwell	Villard
Drove alone	95.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farwell	Villard
1-unit, detached	95.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Farwell	Villard
Poverty rate	25.0%	16.3%
Average household size	1.68	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1938	1961