COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hitterdal vs West Fargo
PLACE A
Hitterdal, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
West Fargo, North Dakota
Hitterdal is 100% smaller than West Fargo. West Fargo earns more, with a median household income $41,915 higher. West Fargo has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs -1%).
HITTERDALWEST FARGODIFFERENCE
Total population20441,175−100% vs West Fargo
Population density2372,546−2,309
Population growth-1.0%49.5%−50.5 pts
Median age33.233.3−0.1
Male57.0%50.9%+6.1 pts
Female43.0%49.1%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.6%5.1%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.0%83.1%−4.1 pts
Black0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%3.8%+13.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other3.8%5.9%−2.1 pts
Median household income$48,750$90,665−$41,915
Per capita income$28,589$48,836−$20,247
Poverty rate14.3%8.8%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%42.1%−29.1 pts
Graduate degree3.0%14.9%−11.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%1.1%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation67.0%77.5%−10.5 pts
Median home value$151,600$321,900−$170,300
Median gross rent$675$1,111−$436
Owner-occupied85.2%64.4%+20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%4.3%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%38.8%−27.7 pts
Average commute32.517.3+15.2
Worked from home14.0%10.2%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.5%4.4%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025