With 103,628 people, Grand Forks is a metro area. That puts it in the top 10% of US metro areas for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 33.5. The average commute runs 17 minutes. There are 30 people per square mile. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,566, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grand Forks
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.0% → 5.8%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share94.1% → 82.2%(−12.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 8 metro and micro areas based in North Dakota
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34%(1,939)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(1,593)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.8%(1,755)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(225)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,700 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Grand Forks, decade by decade
Grand Forks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
103,181
$58,423
$137,794
21.8%
14.1
2000
97,478
$64,789
$150,225
24.5%
18.7
2010
98,461
$65,026
$189,348
29.2%
25.3
2020
104,362
$66,909
$238,182
33.5%
40.5
2024
103,628
$69,566
$243,841
35.0%
39.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
