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Perham, MN

3,577 Population
3.6 square miles 999.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±4.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 46.3 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$27,057 ±$3,402 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: $38,723 ±$804
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Minnesota: $46,957 ±$226
$47,088 ±$9,420 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: $70,912 ±$1,842
  • about half the amount in Minnesota: $87,556 ±$396

19.5% ±7.9% (678  ±275) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 8.9% 5,273 (±0.9% / ±520)
  • more than double the rate in Minnesota: 9.2% 514,300 (±0.2% / ±8,955)

12.5 minutes ±2 (17,085  ±3,737) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 21.3 527,900 (±0.6 / ±18,109)
  • about half the figure in Minnesota: 23.1 57,023,716 (±0.1 / ±261,630)

Families

1,418 ±151 Number of households
  • the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 25,181 ±348
  • Minnesota: 2,282,967 ±5,281
2.4 ±0.3 (3,427  ±48) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 2.3 58,994 (±0 / ±29)
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,575,919

7.6% ±7.2% (63  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 6.9% † 744 (±1.3% / ±136)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,603 (±0.2% / ±1,945)

Housing

1,584 ±193 Number of housing units
  • the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 36,669 ±153
  • Minnesota: 2,519,538 ±958

$186,000 ±$31,767 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: $252,500 ±$6,076
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Minnesota: $305,500 ±$890

11.9% ±6.4% (419  ±225.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 10.9% 6,482 (±1.1% / ±632.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Minnesota: 12.7% 714,609 (±0.2% / ±9,441.2)

Social

86.6% ±12% (1,962  ±315.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 94% 40,571 (±2.1% / ±906.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,657,954 (±0.3% / ±12,837.3)
28.7% ±7% (650  ±167) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 27.4% 11,817 (±1.1% / ±472.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 38.8% 1,513,374 (±0.2% / ±8,335.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.4% ±7.5% (335  ±269) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 2.6% 1,538
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 8.6% 488,897

6.8% ±3.9% (179  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area: 8.1% 3,802 (±0.6% / ±264)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 6.1% 267,133 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
179 Total veterans ±103 179 Male ±103 N/A Female ±9

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