COMPARING TWO PLACES
Borup vs West Fargo
PLACE A
Borup, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
West Fargo, North Dakota
Borup is 100% smaller than West Fargo. West Fargo earns more, with a median household income $27,540 higher. West Fargo has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs -13%).
BORUPWEST FARGODIFFERENCE
Total population9541,175−100% vs West Fargo
Population density3742,546−2,172
Population growth-12.7%49.5%−62.3 pts
Median age60.133.3+26.8
Male40.9%50.9%−10.0 pts
Female59.1%49.1%+10.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.9%83.1%−20.2 pts
Black0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%3.8%+8.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other25.0%5.9%+19.1 pts
Median household income$63,125$90,665−$27,540
Per capita income$24,970$48,836−$23,866
Poverty rate7.6%8.8%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2240.448−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%42.1%−33.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.9%−14.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation29.4%77.5%−48.2 pts
Median home value$63,500$321,900−$258,400
Median gross rent$1,025$1,111−$86
Owner-occupied96.0%64.4%+31.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%4.3%+15.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.8%−38.8 pts
Average commute15.217.3−2.2
Worked from home6.3%10.2%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.6%4.4%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025