Farwell ZIP Codes — Douglas County, MN

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	157	19.5%
18 and over	649	80.5%
65 and over	249	30.9%
Median age	54.6 years

Group	Count	%
White	786	97%
Two or more races	11	1.4%
Black or African American	4	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4	0.5%
Other race	4	0.5%
Asian	1	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.1%
$10k–$15k	1.4%
$15k–$25k	4.2%
$25k–$35k	3.1%
$35k–$50k	15.7%
$50k–$75k	17.6%
$75k–$100k	11.8%
$100k–$150k	23.8%
$150k–$200k	8.7%
$200k+	10.6%
Median income	$81,375

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$362,700
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	98.6%
Renter occupied	1.4%
Vacant	33.4%
Single-family detached	96.3%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	3.7%
Median rooms	7.7
Avg household size (owned)	2.27

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.4%
2010–2019	9.1%
2000–2009	23.3%
1990–1999	10.6%
1980–1989	17.5%
1970–1979	9.0%
1960–1969	3.7%
1950–1959	0.4%
1940–1949	3.4%
1939 or earlier	22.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	0.7%
2 bedrooms	15.3%
3 bedrooms	29.9%
4 bedrooms	42.7%
5+ bedrooms	11.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	1.4%
1 vehicle	7.3%
2 vehicles	41.5%
3 or more	49.9%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	1.1%
Electricity	14.8%
Propane / LP gas	65.8%
Fuel oil	8.4%
Wood	8.1%
No fuel used	0.6%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	254	71.1%
Cohabiting couple	19	5.3%
Male householder, no spouse	51	14.3%
Female householder, no spouse	33	9.2%
Households with children under 18	73	20.4%
Households with seniors (65+)	157	44.0%
Average household size	2.26

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	13.1%	5.8%
Married	73.2%	81.9%
Separated	0.6%	0.6%
Widowed	6.0%	7.1%
Divorced	7.1%	4.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	98.9%
Bachelor's or higher	28.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	3	2.7%
Kindergarten	13	11.7%
Elementary school	61	55.0%
High school	18	16.2%
College / grad school	16	14.4%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	45.2%
Service	8.9%
Sales & office	16.7%
Natural resources & construction	12.2%
Production & transportation	17.0%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	78.5%
Government	11.7%
Self-employed	8.6%
Unpaid family workers	1.2%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	75.8%
Carpool	1.3%
Public transit	0.8%
Walk	4.8%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	24.5

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	43.1%
Retirement income	35.3%
Supplemental Security	2.2%
Cash public assistance	2.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	0.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	30.3%
High cholesterol	30.9%
Heart disease	6.2%
Stroke	2.8%
Asthma	8.7%
Arthritis	23.9%
Kidney disease	2.7%
Pulmonary disease	5.4%
Cancer	7.4%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	19.8%
No physical activity	19.5%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	27.3%
Fair or poor health	10.8%
Poor mental health	12.5%
Poor physical health	9.1%
No health insurance	9.1%
Visited doctor (checkup)	70.9%
Visited dentist	69.4%
Cholesterol screening	91.5%
Teeth loss	8.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	46	7.1%

Disability	%
Any disability	9.6%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	10.8%
65 and over	13.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	89.7%
Public insurance	39.5%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	744	92.3%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	804	99.8%
Born in same state	804	99.8%
Born in different state	692	85.9%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	2	0.2%
Not a US citizen	2	100.0%