Fairhaven

Population: 279
Median household income: $92,143
Median home value: $237,100

Fairhaven, a community in Stearns County, Minnesota, has 279 residents. At $92,143, its median household income sits above Stearns County's $76,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairhaven's population declined 32.9% from 416 to 279, while its median home value rose 50.3% from $157,700 to $237,100.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 25.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 279
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $92,143
Median home value: $237,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 154
Homeownership rate: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

416279

Median household income

$61,250$92,143

Median home value

$157,700$237,100

Median gross rent

$927$915

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	416	$61,250	$157,700	$927
2020	397	$65,750	$164,400	$915
2021	349	$81,042	$171,800	—
2022	275	$89,464	$202,400	—
2023	279	$92,143	$237,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6425.4%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	7.2%
5 to 17	43	15.4%
18 to 24	4	1.4%
25 to 34	26	9.3%
35 to 44	28	10.0%
45 to 54	29	10.4%
55 to 64	71	25.4%
65 to 74	34	12.2%
75 and over	24	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	279	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's44.3%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	13.2%
High school graduate	47	22.2%
Some college or associate's	94	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	35	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104	72.2%
Carpooled	15	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	12.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	9.5%
15 to 29 min	35	27.8%
30 to 44 min	47	37.3%
45 to 59 min	18	14.3%
60+ min	14	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 6.1% (17 of 279)

	Count	Share
Family households	80	66.7%
Nonfamily households	40	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	120	77.9%
Vacant	34	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	95.8%
Renter-occupied	5	4.2%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2720276
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 45.3240, -94.2055