With 131,627 people, Fargo is a city in North Dakota. Owners hold 44% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 31.8. Growth has run 45% since 2000, or 41,028 more people. 76% were living in the same home a year earlier. The average commute runs 15 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,998, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fargo
What changed most since 1990
Population74,115 → 131,627(+78%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share0.3% → 8.6%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age29.6 → 31.8(+2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)24.1%(1,481)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(1,117)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.1%(2,162)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(198)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(195)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,153 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
Fargo, decade by decade
Fargo 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
74,115
$60,784
$167,765
30.2%
7.5
2000
90,599
$64,687
$171,418
34.4%
15.7
2010
105,549
$59,784
$210,894
38.8%
25.7
2020
125,990
$69,716
$273,315
40.9%
47.8
2024
131,627
$66,998
$281,900
42.9%
46.1
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.
