Moving to Herman, Minnesota

Population: 452. Estimated population in July 2024: 425 (-6.0% change)
Males: 213 (47.1%), Females: 239 (52.9%)

Grant County

Zip code: 56248

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $31,429
Median house value: $40,000

Population by Race

Races in Herman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (46.5%), Norwegian (27.0%), Irish (11.9%), Swedish (8.4%), United States (4.9%), Scottish (3.3%).

Elevation: 1073 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Herman, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Herman

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Herman city

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-11.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Herman:

  • ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN)
  • STEVENS COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MORRIS, MN)
  • WHEATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WHEATON, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Herman:

  • HECTOR INTL (about 89 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 94 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 114 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Herman:

  • HERMAN MUNI (about 1 miles; HERMAN, MN; Abbreviation: 06Y)
  • ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 17 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: Y63)
  • MORRIS MUNI (about 22 miles; MORRIS, MN; Abbreviation: MOX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Herman:

  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 46 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 79 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 79 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 90 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 97 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)

Schools

Public high school in Herman:

  • HERMAN SEC. (Students: 63; Location: BOX 288; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Herman:

  • HERMAN EL. (Students: 63; Location: BOX 288; Grades: PK – 06)