COMPARING TWO PLACES
Viking vs Grand Forks
PLACE A
Viking, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Viking is 100% smaller than Grand Forks. Viking earns more, with a median household income $12,980 higher. Grand Forks has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -24%).
VIKINGGRAND FORKSDIFFERENCE
Total population7960,365−100% vs Grand Forks
Population density1532,078−1,925
Population growth-24.0%12.0%−36.0 pts
Median age45.829.6+16.2
Male51.2%51.7%−0.5 pts
Female48.8%48.3%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.6%79.7%+9.9 pts
Black0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Other10.4%7.1%+3.3 pts
Median household income$76,607$63,627+$12,980
Per capita income$44,202$39,857+$4,345
Poverty rate10.4%15.5%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.471−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%40.0%−22.8 pts
Graduate degree2.9%14.5%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation57.4%71.0%−13.6 pts
Median home value$127,500$249,900−$122,400
Median gross rent$825$980−$155
Owner-occupied96.6%46.4%+50.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%7.0%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%44.2%+55.8 pts
Average commute21.514.8+6.7
Worked from home30.6%6.5%+24.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025