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Fargo

North Dakota · 136,275 residents (2025 est.) · 50.8 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
131,627
+45%since 2000
from 90,599 in 2000
136,275 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,589 / sq mi
+41%since 2009
from 1,834 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
31.8
+6%since 2000
from 30.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
50.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
68K86K103K120K137K19902000201020202024Fargo
2024132K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(7,831)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(7,136)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(7,320)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198%(10,545)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2412.4%(16,300)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.4%(22,868)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.1%(17,306)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.1%(11,922)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.8%(12,889)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.9%(10,367)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(5,035)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(2,108)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,998
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,510 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,734
+103%since 2000
from $21,101 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.0%
+22.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464
−3%since 2010
from 0.476 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$281,900
+64%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $94,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$946
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $468 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
43.7%
−3.4 ptssince 2000
from 47.1% in 2000
56.3% rent
Vacancy rate
6.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.09 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.00 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.5%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.4%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
+17%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.4%(84,660)
Black1%(908)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,167)
Asian1.6%(1,475)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.6%(103,488)
Black8.6%(11,305)
Hispanic / Latino3.6%(4,792)
Asian4%(5,326)
Other5.1%(6,716)
Diversity Score
46
+102%since 2009
from 23 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.4%(3,172)
Puerto Rican0.4%(579)
Spaniard0.3%(379)
Colombian0.1%(121)
Cuban0%(55)
Dominican0%(45)
Honduran0%(30)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(1,190)
Korean0.6%(787)
Chinese0.4%(498)
Nepalese0.4%(495)
Filipino0.4%(480)
Vietnamese0.3%(366)
Pakistani0.2%(271)
Sri Lankan0.2%(249)
Kazakh0.2%(230)
Bangladeshi0.1%(196)
Thai0.1%(116)
Taiwanese0%(54)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Bhutanese0%(54)
Hmong0%(40)
Japanese0%(27)
Burmese0%(22)
Uzbek0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German33.4%(43,986)
Norwegian24.1%(31,669)
Irish8%(10,567)
English5.6%(7,311)
Swedish4.9%(6,514)
French2.9%(3,857)
American2.6%(3,453)
Polish2%(2,592)
Italian1.5%(1,997)
Czech1.4%(1,804)
Scottish1.2%(1,645)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.2%(1,542)
Finnish1.1%(1,399)
Danish0.8%(1,087)
Dutch0.7%(856)
Nigerian0.6%(729)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(649)
Arab0.4%(548)
Ghanaian0.4%(461)
West Indian0.3%(431)
Ukrainian0.3%(376)
Welsh0.3%(363)
Austrian0.3%(334)
Somali0.2%(320)
British0.2%(308)
Swiss0.2%(251)
Haitian0.2%(223)
Belgian0.1%(191)
Jamaican0.1%(183)
Hungarian0.1%(147)
Slovene0.1%(123)
Kenyan0.1%(107)
Canadian0.1%(101)
Romanian0.1%(100)
Greek0.1%(97)
Jordanian0.1%(96)
Brazilian0.1%(89)
Palestinian0.1%(75)
Portuguese0.1%(66)
Lebanese0%(64)
Croatian0%(63)
Iranian0%(55)
Slovak0%(30)
Armenian0%(19)
Turkish0%(17)
Moroccan0%(13)
Iraqi0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.9%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 34.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 91.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.4%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
15.5 min
+57%since 2000
from 9.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 81.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 4.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
74.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 76.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
85.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.4%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Female
49.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Foreign born
9.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2012
from 8.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.3%
+7.7 ptssince 2017
from 80.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
76.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 74.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 90.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 1.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48.8%(26,958)
Married41.1%(22,685)
Widowed1.6%(873)
Divorced8.5%(4,675)
Women 15+
Never married40.9%(22,167)
Married41.2%(22,329)
Widowed6%(3,227)
Divorced11.9%(6,426)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
65.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 66.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 80.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 25.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fargo, North Dakota?

Fargo, North Dakota has about 131,627 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fargo, North Dakota?

The typical household in Fargo, North Dakota earns about $66,998 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fargo, North Dakota expensive?

In Fargo, North Dakota, the median home is worth about $281,900, and the typical rent is about $946 a month.

How educated are people in Fargo, North Dakota?

About 42.9% of adults age 25 and over in Fargo, North Dakota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fargo, North Dakota?

About 12.9% of people in Fargo, North Dakota live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fargo, North Dakota grown since 1990?

Yes, Fargo, North Dakota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 57,512 residents, a change of about 78 percent over that period.

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