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West Fargo, ND

40,094 Population
16.2 square miles 2,478.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±1.2 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: 35.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,836 ±$3,176 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $44,190 ±$924
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$90,665 ±$5,927 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $76,756 ±$1,900
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.8% ±2.4% (3,496  ±937) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 11.6% 28,945 (±0.9% / ±2,347)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.3 minutes ±1 (362,340  ±25,735) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 17.7 2,294,685 (±0.5 / ±71,838)
  • a little less than the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,841 ±537 Number of households
  • the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 110,387 ±786
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (39,882  ±43) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 2.3 249,905 (±0 / ±108)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±2.2% (644  ±233) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 5.7% † 3,863 (±0.8% / ±516)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,560 ±565 Number of housing units
  • the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 116,597 ±117
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$321,900 ±$15,426 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: $289,100 ±$5,404
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.7% ±2.8% (5,405  ±1,091.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 18.7% 47,774 (±1.1% / ±2,825.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97% ±4% (24,397  ±1,302) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 95.7% 155,693 (±1.8% / ±2,948)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Dakota: 94% 482,677 (±1% / ±5,364.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
42.1% ±2.7% (10,600  ±764.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 41.8% 67,983 (±1.1% / ±1,831.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.1% ±1.4% (2,048  ±570) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 6.8% 17,650
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 4.7% 36,962
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.2% ±0.8% (1,225  ±241) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area: 5.5% 10,981 (±0.4% / ±788)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,225 Total veterans ±241 982 Male ±191 243 Female ±103

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