Language Spoken At Home in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,302 | 100% |
English only | 12,068 | 98.1% |
Language other than English | 234 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 65 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 108 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 46 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,220 | 100% |
American | 408 | 3.1% |
Arab | 43 | 0.3% |
Czech | 112 | 0.8% |
Danish | 292 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 223 | 1.7% |
English | 837 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 291 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 54 | 0.4% |
German | 5,138 | 38.9% |
Greek | 5 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 8 | 0.1% |
Irish | 973 | 7.4% |
Italian | 126 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 5,317 | 40.2% |
Polish | 402 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 45 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 102 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 146 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,043 | 7.9% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 15 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,658 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,354 | 59.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,587 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 2,490 | 44.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,029 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 164 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 101 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 700 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 457 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,304 | 40.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,032 | 35.9% |
65 years and over | 954 | 16.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,620 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,716 | 30.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,364 | 100% |
Householder | 5,658 | 45.8% |
Spouse | 2,472 | 20.0% |
Child | 3,290 | 26.6% |
Other relatives | 118 | 1.0% |
Nonrelatives | 826 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 288 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,883 | 100% |
Never married | 1,712 | 35.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,647 | 54.2% |
Separated | 20 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 83 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 421 | 8.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,975 | 100% |
Never married | 1,810 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,559 | 42.8% |
Separated | 49 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 764 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 793 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 271 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 92 | 33.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 168 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 17 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 17 | 100.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 17 | 100.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 17 | 100% |
Who are female | 13 | 76.5% |
Who are married | 8 | 47.1% |
School Enrollment in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,976 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 275 | 9.2% |
Kindergarten | 195 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,043 | 35.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 642 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 821 | 27.6% |
Educational Attainment in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,753 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 411 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 426 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,322 | 26.5% |
Some college, no degree | 2,072 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,102 | 12.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,813 | 20.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 607 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.6% |
Veteran Status in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,299 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,240 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,718 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,125 | 16.7% |
Under 18 years | 2,908 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 7,507 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,118 | 14.9% |
65 years and over | 2,303 | 100% |
With a disability | 849 | 36.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 13,011 | 100% |
Same house | 10,650 | 81.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,318 | 17.8% |
Same county | 1,520 | 11.7% |
Different county | 798 | 6.1% |
Same state | 704 | 5.4% |
Different state | 94 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 43 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,220 | 100% |
Native | 12,966 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 12,837 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 9,259 | 70.0% |
Different state | 3,578 | 27.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 129 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 254 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 254 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 145 | 57.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 109 | 42.9% |
Year of Entry in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 383 | 100% |
Native | 129 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 129 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 254 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 6.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 238 | 93.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fergus Falls City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 254 | 100% |
Europe | 30 | 11.8% |
Asia | 104 | 40.9% |
Africa | 8 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 98 | 38.6% |
Northern America | 14 | 5.5% |