Foley is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,682 people and two associated neighborhoods, Foley is the 265th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Foley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Foley is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Foley who work in management occupations (9.86%), sales jobs (9.62%), and office and administrative support (9.30%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of adults in Foley who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.54% of the adults in Foley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Foley in 2022 was $29,626, 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 $118,504 for a family of four. However, Foley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Foley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Foley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Foley include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Foley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
