Faribault is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 24,518 people and six associated neighborhoods, Faribault is the 45th largest community in Minnesota.When you are in Faribault, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.38% of Faribault’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Faribault is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Faribault who work in office and administrative support (10.35%), sales jobs (8.93%), and food service (6.53%). In terms of college education, Faribault is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.72% of adults 25 and older in Faribault have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Faribault in 2022 was $30,255, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,020 for a family of four. However, Faribault contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Faribault is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Faribault home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Faribault residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Faribault also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Faribault include German, Somalian, Norwegian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Faribault is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
