CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grand Forks AFB

North Dakota · 9,343 residents · 7.50 sq mi

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With 9,343 people, Grand Forks AFB is a city in North Dakota. Owners hold 1% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 4,511 people. The median age is 23.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. The average commute runs 11 minutes. The poverty rate is 6.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 104%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,343

+93%vs 2000

vs 4,832 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

23.9

+9%vs 2000

vs 21.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 515.2%(1,418)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(933)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(667)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(439)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2417.2%(1,606)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3433%(3,081)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(1,116)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 540.8%(79)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 640%(0)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,199

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,414 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,834

−23%vs 2000

vs $11,503 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.7%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,500

+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$424

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $599 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

0.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

99.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(3,801)

Black8.2%(396)

Hispanic / Latino6%(289)

Asian2.3%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(7,929)

Black10.2%(957)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(337)

Asian2.9%(274)

Other2%(183)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican17%(337)

Puerto Rican3.3%(66)

South American1.9%(38)

Colombian0.8%(16)

Venezuelan0.5%(10)

Chilean0.4%(8)

Spaniard0.3%(5)

Ecuadorian0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(13)

Japanese0.6%(12)

Korean0.5%(10)

Thai0.2%(4)

Sri Lankan0.2%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(10)

Chamorro0.2%(4)

Ancestry

English13.7%(272)

German12.8%(254)

Irish10.1%(201)

Italian5.8%(115)

Polish5.3%(105)

American2.9%(57)

French2.6%(52)

Norwegian2.4%(48)

Swedish1.5%(30)

French Canadian1.4%(28)

Romanian1.3%(26)

Scottish1.3%(26)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(19)

Welsh0.8%(16)

British0.8%(15)

Dutch0.6%(12)

Czech0.3%(5)

Canadian0.2%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.6 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 10.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(204)

Married66.7%(441)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced2.4%(16)

Women 15+

Never married15.4%(82)

Married83.6%(444)

Widowed0.9%(5)

Divorced0%(0)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 2.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.9%

−17.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

0.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

0.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

98.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 98.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

2.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% 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)77.9%(74)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(27)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 95 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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