COMPARING TWO PLACES
Frontier vs West Fargo
PLACE A
Frontier, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
West Fargo, North Dakota
Frontier is 100% smaller than West Fargo. Frontier earns more, with a median household income $31,835 higher. West Fargo has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs -9%).
FRONTIERWEST FARGODIFFERENCE
Total population19341,175−100% vs West Fargo
Population density1,0272,546−1,519
Population growth-8.9%49.5%−58.4 pts
Median age63.833.3+30.5
Male50.9%50.9%−0.1 pts
Female49.1%49.1%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.4%83.1%+16.3 pts
Black0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other0.6%5.9%−5.3 pts
Median household income$122,500$90,665+$31,835
Per capita income$59,972$48,836+$11,136
Poverty rate3.0%8.8%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.448−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.0%42.1%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%14.9%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation53.7%77.5%−23.9 pts
Median home value$385,300$321,900+$63,400
Median gross rent$1,094$1,111−$17
Owner-occupied94.7%64.4%+30.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%4.3%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%38.8%+11.2 pts
Average commute21.117.3+3.8
Worked from home13.6%10.2%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025