East Grand Forks is a city of 9,028 people in Minnesota. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 35.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. Renters pay $888 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,549, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Grand Forks
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share5.9% → 10.4%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
East Grand Forks's population equals 29% of Polk County's. Its number of veterans equals 19% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 19% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.2%(90)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(65)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(87)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 271 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Grand Forks, decade by decade
East Grand Forks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,658
$60,021
$133,924
13.7%
22.0
2000
7,501
$65,335
$171,418
20.1%
25.7
2010
8,601
$72,058
$215,066
21.8%
27.4
2020
9,176
$70,829
$249,438
26.6%
43.0
2024
9,028
$77,549
$255,600
26.0%
48.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
