Faribault.
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Minnesota·Rice County
7 tracts·25K people·$242K median·1,590/mi²
White 65 · Black 17 · Hispanic 14 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 37 · Other 26
Manufacturing 28 · Health 25 · Retail 19 · Public admin 13 · Leisure 8 · Professional 6 · Other 3
Production · transport 28 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Service 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 32 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Faribault is $241,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Faribault has 24,631 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.7; the population is 65.1% White, 16.6% Black, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.4% (Census ACS).
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (32%), Surad Academy (29%) and CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL (23%) lead the elementary schools; FARIBAULT MIDDLE (19%) and Falcons Online Academy-Middle (1%) lead the middle schools; FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH (23%), Discovery Public School - Faribault (8%) and FARIBAULT AREA LEARNING CENTER (6%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,074/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Faribault is $61,449 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Faribault, median rent is $1,074/month and the median home value is $241,500 (Census ACS).
Faribault reported 2.5 violent crimes and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Faribault are strong wind (94), hail (88) and tornado (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Faribault, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).