COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moorhead vs Fargo
PLACE A
Moorhead, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fargo, Georgia
Moorhead is 28% smaller than Fargo. Fargo earns more, with a median household income $27,990 higher. Moorhead has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -22%).
MOORHEADFARGODIFFERENCE
Total population190263−28% vs Fargo
Population density80996+713
Population growth-11.9%-22.1%+10.2 pts
Median age46.847.1−0.3
Male43.1%52.7%−9.7 pts
Female56.9%47.3%+9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic99.5%87.3%+12.2 pts
Black0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.5%6.6%−6.1 pts
Median household income$45,000$72,990−$27,990
Per capita income$31,199$35,452−$4,253
Poverty rate26.2%22.7%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.378+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%2.9%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree4.8%1.2%+3.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%0.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation57.0%53.9%+3.1 pts
Median home value$54,200$82,700−$28,500
Median gross rent$1,016$662+$354
Owner-occupied85.3%78.2%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%15.7%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%27.4%+25.9 pts
Average commute27.029.4−2.4
Worked from home0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.6%51.6%−49.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025