2024 population: 267,793 ( 17,933 from 2020)
Land area: 2810.1 square miles
Population density: 95.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	217,970	81.39%	3.5%
Black:	19,614	7.32%	34.3%
Indian:	3,855	1.44%	22.5%
Asian:	8,626	3.22%	21.1%
2+ races:	6,441	2.41%	21.9%
Hispanic:	11,287	4.21%	23.0%

Total non-White:	49,823	18.61%	26.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,013	13.0
Deaths:	8,060	8.1
Net Migration:	6,414	6.4
Net Immigration:	6,527	6.5

Change in White population:	7,445	3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,488	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
249,860
210,525	84.26%
14,609	5.85%
3,147	1.26%
7,121	2.85%
5,285	2.12%
9,173	3.67%
39,335	15.74%

2010
208,777
188,964	90.51%
4,197	2.01%
2,425	1.16%
4,426	2.12%
3,516	1.68%
5,071	2.43%
19,813	9.49%

2000
174,367
163,593	93.82%
1,239	0.71%
1,965	1.13%
2,038	1.17%
2,032	1.17%
3,390	1.94%
10,774	6.18%

1990
153,296
148,470	96.85%
415	0.27%
1,466	0.96%
1,253	0.82%
n/a
1,692	1.10%
4,826	3.15%

1980
137,574
135,000	98.13%
209	0.15%
831	0.60%
617	0.45%
n/a
836	0.61%
2,574	1.87%

1970
120,238
118,873	98.86%
109	0.09%
352	0.29%
210	0.17%
n/a
517	0.43%
1,365	1.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
30,570	14.6
13,716	6.6
13,625	6.5
6,674	3.2

21,561	10.3
19,522	9.4

Number	Rate
2000's
23,724	13.6
10,977	6.3
10,895	6.2
3,270	1.9

25,371	14.6
9,039	5.2

Number	Rate
1990's
22,261	14.5
11,014	7.2
3,097	2.0
4,226	2.8

15,123	9.9
5,948	3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
22,359	16.3
9,647	7.0
2,743	2.0
n/a

13,470	9.8
2,252	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,190	4.3
n/a

16,127	13.4
1,209	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.7
57,413	21.4%
210,380	78.6%
32,174	12.0%

105,017
2.31

59,177	56.3%
47,129	79.6%
5,580	9.4%
45,840	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
31.5
46,404	22.2%
162,373	77.8%
21,628	10.4%

86,178
2.32

49,401	57.3%
38,581	78.1%
4,791	9.7%
36,777	42.7%

2000
Number	Percent
31.9
41,719	23.9%
132,648	76.1%
18,508	10.6%

69,950
2.38

42,527	60.8%
34,784	81.8%
3,820	9.0%
27,423	39.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
38,338	25.0%
114,958	75.0%
16,102	10.5%

57,892
2.50

37,506	64.8%
32,009	85.3%
2,944	7.8%
20,386	35.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
35,658	25.9%
101,916	74.1%
13,385	9.7%

48,915
2.63

33,468	68.4%
29,383	87.8%
2,001	6.0%
15,447	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,009	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,825	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,815	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,512	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,229	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,603	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,769	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,071	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,571	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,794	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,132	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,236	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,240	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,943	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,609	8.2%
$200,000 or more	9,659	9.2%

Median Household Income	73,675
Per Capita Income	41,800

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,964	2.8%
Public Assistance	2,526	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,839	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	132,392	81.6%
Unemployed	4,300	2.7%
In Armed Forces	678	0.4%

Total Labor Force	137,370	84.7%
Not in Labor Force	24,830	15.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	54,085	41,559	56.5%
Non-Profit	5,737	11,932	32.5%
Self-Employed	6,663	3,739	64.1%

Local Government	4,119	5,633	42.2%
State Government	3,138	3,443	47.7%
Federal Government	1,565	1,882	45.4%

Total Private + Self	60,748	45,298	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,559	22,890	38.9%
Total	75,307	68,188	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,655	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,675	20.0%
Professional, Technical	38,589	26.9%
Service Occupations	24,592	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,368	1.0%
All others	28,194	19.6%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	27,171	18.9%
Retail trade	15,090	10.5%
Educational services	15,086	10.5%
Manufacturing	12,078	8.4%
Construction	10,163	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,115	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	9,418	6.6%
Finance and insurance	9,259	6.4%
Other services	6,216	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	5,422	3.8%
Public administration	4,475	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,472	3.1%
Wholesale trade	4,266	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,974	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,897	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,709	1.2%
Information	1,500	1.0%
Utilities	668	0.5%
Management	380	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	346	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,872	2.33%
Puerto Rican	1,003	0.40%
Cuban	63	0.03%
Dominican	17	0.01%

Total Central American	249	0.10%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	103	0.04%
Honduran	107	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	4	0.00%
Salvadoran	35	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	274	0.11%
Argentinean	44	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	20	0.01%
Colombian	148	0.06%
Ecuadorian	4	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	12	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,290	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,361	0.54%
Korean	784	0.31%
Filipino	701	0.28%
Vietnamese	696	0.28%
Chinese	465	0.18%
Hmong	273	0.11%
Bhutanese	126	0.05%
Bangladeshi	121	0.05%
Thai	72	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	214,227	91.1%
Other	5,937	2.5%
Other Indo-European	4,215	1.8%
Spanish	3,133	1.3%
Arabic	1,608	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,134	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	902	0.4%
German, other Germanic	835	0.4%
Korean	821	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	87,680	34.8%
Norwegian	68,388	27.2%
Irish	19,703	7.8%
Swedish	14,662	5.8%
English	13,090	5.2%
French	7,659	3.0%
Scandinavian	6,453	2.6%
American	5,946	2.4%
Polish	5,790	2.3%
Czech	3,263	1.3%
Russian	3,151	1.3%
Scottish	3,122	1.2%
Danish	2,817	1.1%
Italian	2,817	1.1%
African	2,780	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	241,041	95.8%
Not a citizen	10,594	4.2%

Native	233,238	92.7%
Foreign-born	18,397	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,047	1.9%	4,351	2.8%	31,262	19.9%	53,867	34.3%	44,127	28.1%	20,467	13.0%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,047	1.9%
9-12 Years	4,351	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,262	19.9%
Some College	53,867	34.3%
Bach. Degree	44,127	28.1%
Grad Degree	20,467	13.0%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	174,810	168,194	6,616	3.8%
1991	176,324	169,942	6,382	3.6%
1992	179,366	173,418	5,948	3.3%
1993	182,580	177,062	5,518	3.0%
1994	190,694	185,638	5,056	2.7%
1995	193,468	188,596	4,872	2.5%
1996	199,060	194,190	4,870	2.4%
1997	205,240	201,224	4,016	2.0%
1998	207,764	204,278	3,486	1.7%
1999	206,516	202,680	3,836	1.9%

2000	206,680	201,742	4,938	2.4%
2001	209,230	204,228	5,002	2.4%
2002	210,870	204,912	5,958	2.8%
2003	215,452	209,056	6,396	3.0%
2004	222,674	216,190	6,484	2.9%
2005	226,600	220,126	6,474	2.9%
2006	231,642	225,410	6,232	2.7%
2007	237,962	231,438	6,524	2.7%
2008	242,524	235,460	7,064	2.9%
2009	241,792	231,656	10,136	4.2%

2010	245,808	235,876	9,932	4.0%
2011	248,074	238,592	9,482	3.8%
2012	248,280	239,872	8,408	3.4%
2013	250,506	242,520	7,986	3.2%
2014	254,088	247,276	6,812	2.7%
2015	260,492	253,982	6,510	2.5%
2016	271,170	264,248	6,922	2.6%
2017	275,110	268,468	6,642	2.4%
2018	276,478	269,924	6,554	2.4%
2019	280,032	273,748	6,284	2.2%

2020	282,498	270,192	12,306	4.4%
2021	289,954	282,496	7,458	2.6%
2022	296,032	290,518	5,514	1.9%
2023	298,686	293,356	5,330	1.8%
2024	308,030	300,980	7,050	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	112,931
Median Value	$263,394

Occupied	105,017	93.0%
Vacant	7,914	7.0%

Owned	58,464	55.7%
Rented	46,553	44.3%
Median Rent	$924

Single-Family Units	63,494	56.2%
Detached	53,013	46.9%
Attached	10,481	9.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41,389	36.6%
Mobile Homes	2,708	2.4%

Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area