2024 population: 104,184 ( 173 from 2020)
Land area: 3407.2 square miles
Population density: 30.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	86,046	82.59%	2.0%
Black:	3,918	3.76%	3.5%
Indian:	2,343	2.25%	3.8%
Asian:	2,680	2.57%	11.3%
2+ races:	2,713	2.60%	9.7%
Hispanic:	6,484	6.22%	14.3%

Total non-White:	18,138	17.41%	9.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,941	11.8
Deaths:	4,078	9.8
Net Migration:	-3,024	-7.2
Net Immigration:	2,029	4.9

Change in White population:	-1,713	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,540	1.5

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
104,357
87,759	84.09%
3,786	3.63%
2,257	2.16%
2,407	2.31%
2,474	2.37%
5,674	5.44%
16,598	15.91%

2010
98,461
87,768	89.14%
1,570	1.59%
2,005	2.04%
1,527	1.55%
1,884	1.91%
3,671	3.73%
10,693	10.86%

2000
97,478
89,795	92.12%
957	0.98%
1,854	1.90%
773	0.79%
1,199	1.23%
2,861	2.94%
7,683	7.88%

1990
103,181
97,122	94.13%
1,474	1.43%
1,457	1.41%
1,069	1.04%
n/a
2,059	2.00%
6,059	5.87%

1980
100,944
96,674	95.77%
1,171	1.16%
828	0.82%
632	0.63%
n/a
1,538	1.52%
4,270	4.23%

1970
95,537
92,819	97.16%
1,010	1.06%
363	0.38%
230	0.24%
n/a
927	0.97%
2,718	2.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,041	13.2
7,691	7.8
-4,953	-5.0
1,946	2.0

-9	-0.0
5,905	6.0

Number	Rate
2000's
11,833	12.1
7,311	7.5
-5,150	-5.3
855	0.9

-2,027	-2.1
3,010	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
14,955	14.5
8,139	7.9
-18,140	-17.6
843	0.8

-7,327	-7.1
1,624	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
18,880	18.7
7,711	7.6
-9,074	-9.0
n/a

448	0.4
1,789	1.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-6,758	-7.1
n/a

3,855	4.0
1,552	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Forks, 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
33.0
22,841	21.9%
81,343	78.1%
15,682	15.1%

43,207
2.27

23,458	54.3%
18,225	77.7%
2,321	9.9%
19,749	45.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.9
20,942	21.3%
77,519	78.7%
12,123	12.3%

40,121
2.32

23,411	58.4%
18,222	77.8%
2,388	10.2%
16,710	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.2
23,861	24.5%
73,617	75.5%
11,825	12.1%

37,504
2.44

23,881	63.7%
19,508	81.7%
2,226	9.3%
13,623	36.3%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
27,569	26.7%
75,612	73.3%
11,956	11.6%

37,425
2.57

25,764	68.8%
21,898	85.0%
1,964	7.6%
11,661	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
28,637	28.4%
72,307	71.6%
10,612	10.5%

34,287
2.73

24,645	71.9%
21,626	87.8%
1,459	5.9%
9,642	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,558	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,517	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,756	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,997	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,603	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,073	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,791	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,758	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,556	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,563	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,678	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,981	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,586	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,190	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,190	7.4%
$200,000 or more	2,410	5.6%

Median Household Income	66,095
Per Capita Income	36,325

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,611	3.7%
Public Assistance	896	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,582	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	49,543	76.6%
Unemployed	1,643	2.5%
In Armed Forces	1,123	1.7%

Total Labor Force	52,309	80.9%
Not in Labor Force	12,327	19.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,608	13,314	58.3%
Non-Profit	2,322	4,603	33.5%
Self-Employed	2,595	1,705	60.3%

Local Government	2,181	2,354	48.1%
State Government	2,737	2,700	50.3%
Federal Government	1,213	452	72.9%

Total Private + Self	21,203	15,019	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,453	10,109	45.5%
Total	29,656	25,128	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	21.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,439	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,947	19.9%
Professional, Technical	14,228	25.9%
Service Occupations	10,288	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	849	1.5%
All others	12,981	23.7%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,753	17.8%
Educational services	8,035	14.6%
Retail trade	7,010	12.8%
Manufacturing	4,242	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	3,622	6.6%
Construction	3,399	6.2%
Other services	2,755	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,321	4.2%
Public administration	2,321	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,081	3.8%
Finance and insurance	1,996	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,943	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,252	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,245	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,240	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	569	1.0%
Information	494	0.9%
Utilities	422	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	182	0.3%
Management	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,892	3.74%
Puerto Rican	478	0.46%
Cuban	168	0.16%
Dominican	21	0.02%

Total Central American	91	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.01%
Honduran	15	0.01%
Nicaraguan	10	0.01%
Panamanian	31	0.03%
Salvadoran	25	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	635	0.61%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	64	0.06%
Chilean	116	0.11%
Colombian	324	0.31%
Ecuadorian	89	0.09%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	15	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	315	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	566	0.54%
Filipino	333	0.32%
Korean	331	0.32%
Indian	226	0.22%
Bangladeshi	180	0.17%
Vietnamese	112	0.11%
Japanese	96	0.09%
Bhutanese	95	0.09%
Hmong	33	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	89,793	92.2%
Spanish	2,078	2.1%
Other	1,256	1.3%
Other Indo-European	1,066	1.1%
German, other Germanic	781	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	723	0.7%
Chinese	408	0.4%
Arabic	404	0.4%
Tagalog	228	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	29,869	28.7%
German	28,478	27.4%
Irish	7,918	7.6%
Swedish	5,256	5.1%
English	4,899	4.7%
French	4,470	4.3%
Polish	3,300	3.2%
Czech	1,980	1.9%
American	1,934	1.9%
Scandinavian	1,519	1.5%
European	1,489	1.4%
Italian	1,461	1.4%
Scottish	1,267	1.2%
French Canadian	1,245	1.2%
Dutch	1,071	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	100,727	96.8%
Not a citizen	3,328	3.2%

Native	98,739	94.9%
Foreign-born	5,316	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,181	1.8%	2,097	3.3%	15,717	24.5%	23,703	37.0%	14,546	22.7%	6,894	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,181	1.8%
9-12 Years	2,097	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	15,717	24.5%
Some College	23,703	37.0%
Bach. Degree	14,546	22.7%
Grad Degree	6,894	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	96,464	91,350	5,114	5.3%
1991	99,100	94,664	4,436	4.5%
1992	100,450	96,220	4,230	4.2%
1993	103,652	99,548	4,104	4.0%
1994	106,498	102,364	4,134	3.9%
1995	109,542	105,856	3,686	3.4%
1996	110,740	106,980	3,760	3.4%
1997	108,888	104,606	4,282	3.9%
1998	107,502	104,686	2,816	2.6%
1999	105,560	102,622	2,938	2.8%

2000	103,436	99,942	3,494	3.4%
2001	104,136	100,618	3,518	3.4%
2002	104,566	100,372	4,194	4.0%
2003	106,306	102,300	4,006	3.8%
2004	108,452	104,430	4,022	3.7%
2005	110,174	106,270	3,904	3.5%
2006	111,334	107,476	3,858	3.5%
2007	112,102	108,374	3,728	3.3%
2008	111,732	107,766	3,966	3.5%
2009	110,334	105,398	4,936	4.5%

2010	110,220	105,352	4,868	4.4%
2011	110,138	105,002	5,136	4.7%
2012	109,214	104,614	4,600	4.2%
2013	107,814	103,718	4,096	3.8%
2014	107,376	103,772	3,604	3.4%
2015	108,848	105,546	3,302	3.0%
2016	111,738	108,420	3,318	3.0%
2017	111,908	108,746	3,162	2.8%
2018	109,430	106,538	2,892	2.6%
2019	108,406	105,602	2,804	2.6%

2020	106,266	101,032	5,234	4.9%
2021	106,586	103,238	3,348	3.1%
2022	107,556	105,182	2,374	2.2%
2023	108,432	106,178	2,254	2.1%
2024	113,626	110,880	2,746	2.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	48,239
Median Value	$226,032

Occupied	43,207	89.6%
Vacant	5,032	10.4%

Owned	24,645	57.0%
Rented	18,562	43.0%
Median Rent	$905

Single-Family Units	28,959	60.0%
Detached	25,656	53.2%
Attached	3,303	6.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,274	29.6%
Mobile Homes	2,168	4.5%

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

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

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area