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West Fargo, ND

39,325 Population
16.2 square miles 2,431.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 33 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 35.7 ±0.1

Economics

$48,454 ±$2,423 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $43,099 ±$863
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $42,474 ±$499
$96,877 ±$5,651 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $75,523 ±$1,838
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Dakota: $75,949 ±$1,002

6.1% ±1.3% (2,373  ±502) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 11.4% 27,983 (±0.9% / ±2,279)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Dakota: 10.6% 79,628 (±0.4% / ±3,136)

18.2 minutes ±1.5 (386,485  ±35,528) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 18 2,326,255 (±0.5 / ±72,564)
  • about the same as the figure in North Dakota: 18 6,753,895 (±0.3 / ±116,740)

Families

15,547 ±447 Number of households
  • the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 107,607 ±819
  • North Dakota: 325,079 ±1,663
2.5 ±0.1 (39,170  ±50) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 2.3 245,716 (±0 / ±89)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 751,761

6% ±2.6% (623  ±272) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 6% † 3,973 (±0.9% / ±563)
  • a little less than the rate in North Dakota: 6.4% 11,181 (±0.4% / ±757)

Housing

16,227 ±470 Number of housing units
  • the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 114,738 ±92
  • North Dakota: 374,866 ±238

$302,200 ±$16,818 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $276,600 ±$5,105
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $241,100 ±$2,406

14.2% ±2.9% (5,505  ±1,108.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 19.8% 49,825 (±1.1% / ±2,688)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 16.4% 125,799 (±0.5% / ±4,121.9)

Social

97.4% ±4.4% (24,094  ±1,302.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 95.6% 152,518 (±1.8% / ±2,916.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Dakota: 93.8% 477,731 (±0.9% / ±4,816.4)
45.2% ±3.2% (11,186  ±855.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 42.2% 67,338 (±1.2% / ±1,843.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Dakota: 32.3% 164,378 (±0.6% / ±2,956.5)

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

4.6% ±1.3% (1,824  ±513) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 6.9% 17,469
  • a little higher than the rate in North Dakota: 4.5% 34,813

4.3% ±0.9% (1,235  ±247) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 5.7% 11,059 (±0.4% / ±712)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Dakota: 7.4% 43,237 (±0.2% / ±1,422)
1,235 Total veterans ±247 984 Male ±222 251 Female ±96

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