Fairhaven vs New Munich

A side-by-side comparison of Fairhaven and New Munich: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fairhaven has the higher population (279 vs 275 in New Munich). Fairhaven has the higher median household income ($92,143 vs $90,714 in New Munich). Fairhaven has the higher median home value ($237,100 vs $165,300 in New Munich).

Population, income & housing

	Fairhaven	New Munich
Population	279	275
Median age	49.8 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,143	$90,714
Median home value	$237,100	$165,300
Housing units	154	103
Homeownership rate	95.8%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairhaven	New Munich
Population	416 → 279 (-32.9%)	305 → 275 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $92,143 (+50.4%)	$49,000 → $90,714 (+85.1%)
Median home value	$157,700 → $237,100 (+50.3%)	$119,300 → $165,300 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $915 (-1.3%)	—

Fairhaven

Population

416279

Median household income

$61,250$92,143

Median home value

$157,700$237,100

Median gross rent

$927$915

New Munich

Population

305275

Median household income

$49,000$90,714

Median home value

$119,300$165,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairhaven	New Munich
Under 5	7.2%	12.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	1.4%	3.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	4.0%
55 to 64	25.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.8%
75 and over	8.6%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairhaven	New Munich
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.5%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairhaven	New Munich
No high school diploma	13.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	22.2%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairhaven	New Munich
Drove alone	72.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairhaven	New Munich
1-unit, detached	89.0%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairhaven	New Munich
Poverty rate	6.1%	1.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	1987	1956