Faribault, Minnesota demographics

Faribault, MN demographics: median age 38.7; 17.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Faribault city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2720546. The survey estimates a population of 24,631 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Faribault is 38.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 8,938 households (±373). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.7 ±2.1	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	5,300 ±507	21.5% ±2.1 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	5,795 ±518	23.5% ±2.1 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	9,423 ±668	38.3% ±2.7 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	4,113 ±434	16.7% ±1.8 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	13,588 ±367	55.2% ±1.5 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	11,043 ±370	44.8% ±1.5 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	16,449 ±609	66.8% ±2.5 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,095 ±392	16.6% ±1.6 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	267 ±177 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	353 ±221 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	20 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,875 ±430	7.6% ±1.7 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,572 ±509	6.4% ±2.1 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,286 ±562	86.4% ±2.3 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,345 ±564	13.6% ±2.3 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,938
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,335 ±351	37.3% ±3.6 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	440 ±162	4.9% ±1.8 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,313 ±212	14.7% ±2.3 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,296 ±404	36.9% ±4.2 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	554 ±177	6.2% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,938
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,501 ±306	28.0% ±3.2 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,437 ±461	72.0% ±4.2 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,938
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,296 ±404	36.9% ±4.2 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,778 ±381	31.1% ±4.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,118 ±263	12.5% ±2.9 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	822 ±204	9.2% ±2.2 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	417 ±130	4.7% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	250 ±155 · low precision	2.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	257 ±105	2.9% ±1.2 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	20,973 ±601	85.1% ±2.4 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,658 ±599	14.9% ±2.4 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	18,523 ±577	79.3% ±2.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,415 ±406	10.3% ±1.7 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	9 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	41 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	94 ±75 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	27 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	202 ±148 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	9 ±45 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,046 ±331	8.8% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 17,289
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,088 ±412	12.1% ±2.4 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,377 ±731	42.7% ±4.1 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,255 ±476	18.8% ±2.7 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,533 ±277	8.9% ±1.6 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,986 ±376	11.5% ±2.2 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,050 ±250	6.1% ±1.4 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 24,227
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	21,688 ±485	89.5% ±1.9 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,272 ±313	5.3% ±1.3 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,042 ±279	4.3% ±1.2 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	188 ±130 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	37 ±46 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.5% of Faribault residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 89.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Faribault	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.5% ±1.7 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.5% ±3.2 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.7% ±1.3 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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