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Fargo, ND

138,059 Population
51.5 square miles 2,681.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 34.2 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 36.7 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,176 ±$3,372 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $45,900 ±$2,068
  • about the same as the amount in North Dakota: $45,281 ±$1,190
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,479 ±$8,564 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $76,945 ±$3,588
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $77,871 ±$2,755
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.6% ±3.2% (16,579  ±4,219) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 11.9% † 30,659 (±2.3% / ±5,932)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 11.1% 85,442 (±0.9% / ±6,937)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

15.5 minutes ±0.6 (1,058,995  ±47,744) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 17.7 2,294,685 (±0.5 / ±71,838)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

66,021 ±1,617 Number of households
  • the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 117,879 ±869
  • North Dakota: 349,705 ±2,892
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2 ±0.1 (131,447  ±2,887) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 2.2 257,657 (±0 / ±332)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 2.2 765,661
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±2.3% (1,756  ±903) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 4.5% † 3,199 (±1.5% / ±1,078)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Dakota: 6.1% † 11,148 (±0.9% / ±1,595)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

67,310 ±1,667 Number of housing units
  • the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 120,670 ±177
  • North Dakota: 380,994 ±1,011
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$292,900 ±$17,766 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $300,200 ±$10,131
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $266,100 ±$5,332
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.3% ±3% (20,918  ±4,157.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 14.5% † 38,441 (±2.2% / ±5,944.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 14.1% 111,011 (±1.2% / ±9,554.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.7% ±5% (83,597  ±5,151.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 95.1% 163,086 (±3.5% / ±6,337.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94.2% 500,114 (±2% / ±11,278)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.8% ±3.7% (36,927  ±3,463.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 40.6% 69,584 (±2.3% / ±4,026.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 34% 180,357 (±1.3% / ±6,839.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.7% ±2.3% (12,063  ±3,227) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 6.8% 18,260
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Dakota: 5.3% 41,910
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.4% (6,293  ±1,547) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 5.7% † 11,957 (±0.9% / ±1,854)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 6.9% 41,869 (±0.6% / ±3,343)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,293 Total veterans ±1,547 5,517 Male ±1,440 776 Female ±491

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