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Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area


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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:19,6147.32% 34.3%
Indian:3,8551.44% 22.5%
Asian:8,6263.22% 21.1%
2+ races:6,4412.41% 21.9%
Hispanic:11,2874.21% 23.0%
Total non-White:49,82318.61% 26.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,013 13.0
Deaths:8,0608.1
Net Migration: 6,4146.4
Net Immigration: 6,5276.5
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
210,52584.26%
14,6095.85%
3,1471.26%
7,1212.85%
5,2852.12%
9,1733.67%
39,33515.74%

2010
208,777
188,96490.51%
4,1972.01%
2,4251.16%
4,4262.12%
3,5161.68%
5,0712.43%
19,8139.49%

2000
174,367
163,59393.82%
1,2390.71%
1,9651.13%
2,0381.17%
2,0321.17%
3,3901.94%
10,7746.18%

1990
153,296
148,47096.85%
4150.27%
1,4660.96%
1,2530.82%
n/a
1,6921.10%
4,8263.15%

1980
137,574
135,00098.13%
2090.15%
8310.60%
6170.45%
n/a
8360.61%
2,5741.87%

1970
120,238
118,87398.86%
1090.09%
3520.29%
2100.17%
n/a
5170.43%
1,365 1.14%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
30,570 14.6
13,7166.6
13,6256.5
6,6743.2
21,561 10.3
19,522 9.4
2000's
NumberRate
23,724 13.6
10,9776.3
10,8956.2
3,2701.9
25,371 14.6
9,039 5.2
1990's
NumberRate
22,261 14.5
11,0147.2
3,0972.0
4,2262.8
15,123 9.9
5,948 3.9
1980's
NumberRate
22,359 16.3
9,647 7.0
2,743 2.0
n/a
13,470 9.8
2,252 1.6
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
32.7
57,413 11.1%
460,240 88.9%
32,174 6.2%
105,017
2.31
59,177 56.3%
47,129 79.6%
5,580 9.4%
45,840 43.7%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units112,931 
Median Value$263,394 
Occupied105,01793.0%
Vacant7,9147.0%
Owned58,46455.7%
Rented46,55344.3%
Median Rent$924 
Single-Family Units63,49456.2%
    Detached53,01346.9%
    Attached10,4819.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units41,38936.6%
Mobile Homes2,7082.4%

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

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,0094.8%
$10,000 to $14,9993,8253.6%
$15,000 to $19,9993,8153.6%
$20,000 to $24,9993,5123.3%
$25,000 to $29,9994,2294.0%
$30,000 to $34,9993,6033.4%
$35,000 to $39,9993,7693.6%
$40,000 to $44,9994,0713.9%
$45,000 to $49,9993,5713.4%
$50,000 to $59,9997,7947.4%
$60,000 to $74,99910,1329.6%
$75,000 to $99,99914,23613.6%
$100,000 to $124,99911,24010.7%
$125,000 to $149,9997,9437.6%
$150,000 to $199,9998,6098.2%
$200,000 or more9,6599.2%
Median Household Income73,675 
Per Capita Income41,800 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,9642.8%
Public Assistance2,5262.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,8397.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed132,39281.6%
Unemployed4,3002.7%
In Armed Forces6780.4%
Total Labor Force137,37084.7%
Not in Labor Force24,83015.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector54,08541,55956.5%
Non-Profit5,73711,93232.5%
Self-Employed6,6633,73964.1%
Local Government4,1195,63342.2%
State Government3,1383,44347.7%
Federal Government1,5651,88245.4%
Total Private + Self60,74845,29857.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.14,55922,89038.9%
Total75,30768,18852.5%
Pct. Govt.13.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts23,65516.5%
Sales and Office Occupations28,67520.0%
Professional, Technical38,58926.9%
Service Occupations24,59217.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,3681.0%
All others28,19419.6%
White Collar 63.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance27,17118.9%
Retail trade15,09010.5%
Educational services15,08610.5%
Manufacturing12,0788.4%
Construction10,1637.1%
Professional, scientific, technical10,1157.0%
Accommodation and food services9,4186.6%
Finance and insurance9,2596.4%
Other services6,2164.3%
Transportation and warehousing5,4223.8%
Public administration4,4753.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,4723.1%
Wholesale trade4,2663.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,9742.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,8972.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,7091.2%
Information1,5001.0%
Utilities6680.5%
Management3800.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3460.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,8722.33%
Puerto Rican1,0030.40%
Cuban630.03%
Dominican170.01%
Total Central American2490.10%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1030.04%
Honduran1070.04%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian40.00%
Salvadoran350.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2740.11%
Argentinean440.02%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean200.01%
Colombian1480.06%
Ecuadorian40.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian460.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American120.00%
Other Hispanic1,2900.51%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,3610.54%
Korean7840.31%
Filipino7010.28%
Vietnamese6960.28%
Chinese4650.18%
Hmong2730.11%
Bhutanese1260.05%
Bangladeshi1210.05%
Thai720.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English214,22791.1%
Other5,9372.5%
Other Indo-European4,2151.8%
Spanish3,1331.3%
Arabic1,6080.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,1340.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun9020.4%
German, other Germanic8350.4%
Korean8210.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German87,68034.8%
Norwegian68,38827.2%
Irish19,7037.8%
Swedish14,6625.8%
English13,0905.2%
French7,6593.0%
Scandinavian6,4532.6%
American5,9462.4%
Polish5,7902.3%
Czech3,2631.3%
Russian3,1511.3%
Scottish3,1221.2%
Danish2,8171.1%
Italian2,8171.1%
African2,7801.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen241,04195.8%
Not a citizen10,5944.2%
Native233,23892.7%
Foreign-born18,3977.3%

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

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com