Fountain

Population: 490
Median household income: $72,750
Median home value: $177,100

Fountain, a community in Fillmore County, Minnesota, has 490 residents. At $72,750, its median household income sits in line with Fillmore County's $75,225.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fountain's population grew 42.0% from 345 to 490, while its median home value rose 36.3% from $129,900 to $177,100.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 490
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,750
Median home value: $177,100
Median gross rent: $575
Housing units: 214
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

345490

Median household income

$69,750$72,750

Median home value

$129,900$177,100

Median gross rent

$620$575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	345	$69,750	$129,900	$620
2020	487	$72,500	$139,700	$614
2021	517	$74,688	$137,500	$613
2022	484	$71,875	$164,200	$560
2023	490	$72,750	$177,100	$575

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4421.4%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.1%
5 to 17	86	17.6%
18 to 24	47	9.6%
25 to 34	40	8.2%
35 to 44	105	21.4%
45 to 54	35	7.1%
55 to 64	90	18.4%
65 to 74	44	9.0%
75 and over	28	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	460	93.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's49.1%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	5.3%
High school graduate	106	31.0%
Some college or associate's	168	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	37	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	222	72.8%
Carpooled	49	16.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	32.6%
15 to 29 min	43	15.6%
30 to 44 min	90	32.6%
45 to 59 min	42	15.2%
60+ min	11	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 5.9% (29 of 490)

	Count	Share
Family households	138	66.7%
Nonfamily households	69	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	207	96.7%
Vacant	7	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179	86.5%
Renter-occupied	28	13.5%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	177	82.7%
1-unit, attached	9	4.2%
2 to 4 units	15	7.0%
5 to 19 units	11	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2722094
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.7425, -92.1342