Fertile

Population: 782
Median household income: $64,444
Median home value: $118,400

Fertile, a community in Polk County, Minnesota, has 782 residents. At $64,444, its median household income sits below Polk County's $69,136.

From 2019 to 2023, Fertile's population declined 19.0% from 966 to 782, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $84,600 to $118,400.

10.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.05 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 782
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,444
Median home value: $118,400
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 370
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

966782

Median household income

$51,250$64,444

Median home value

$84,600$118,400

Median gross rent

$646$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	966	$51,250	$84,600	$646
2020	931	$48,864	$85,800	$612
2021	847	$55,461	$99,000	$682
2022	816	$61,500	$115,500	$726
2023	782	$64,444	$118,400	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over20.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	4.7%
5 to 17	141	18.0%
18 to 24	59	7.5%
25 to 34	88	11.3%
35 to 44	58	7.4%
45 to 54	112	14.3%
55 to 64	83	10.6%
65 to 74	46	5.9%
75 and over	158	20.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	750	95.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	5.9%
High school graduate	222	40.7%
Some college or associate's	194	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	78	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	252	71.8%
Carpooled	33	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	8.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	7.7%
Other means	9	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	46.3%
15 to 29 min	69	21.3%
30 to 44 min	45	13.9%
45 to 59 min	23	7.1%
60+ min	37	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 10.3% (75 of 730)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	57.6%
Nonfamily households	151	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	356	96.2%
Vacant	14	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	268	75.3%
Renter-occupied	88	24.7%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	282	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	4.9%
5 to 19 units	48	13.0%
20 or more units	12	3.2%
Mobile home & other	10	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2720978
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.5307, -96.2816