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Fargo ND - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	90,599	279 (of 25,150) (99%)	1 (of 373) (100%)
Average Income	$35,510	11,685 (54%)	90 (76%)
Median House Value	$98,700	7,728 (69%)	8 (98%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	94.2%	12,714 (of 25,150) (49%)	316 (of 373) (15%)
% Black Population	1.0%	10,326 (59%)	9 (98%)
% Hispanic Population	1.3%	14,282 (43%)	82 (78%)
% Asian Population	1.6%	3,906 (84%)	7 (98%)
% American Indian Population	1.2%	4,236 (83%)	98 (74%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	91.0%	3,503 (of 25,150) (86%)	41 (of 373) (89%)
% College Graduates	34.4%	2,824 (89%)	11 (97%)
% Never Married	37.8%	1,290 (95%)	24 (94%)
% Married	47.7%	21,126 (16%)	314 (16%)
% Seperated	0.8%	18,431 (27%)	104 (72%)
% Divorced	9.0%	15,224 (39%)	125 (66%)
% Foreign Born	4.0%	7,289 (71%)	33 (91%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	41,277	231 (of 25,150) (99%)	1 (of 373) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	12.8%	15,097 (40%)	332 (11%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	10.4%	5,411 (78%)	173 (54%)
Average Rooms in House	4.8	22,185 (12%)	341 (9%)
% Households with No Car	8.0%	10,008 (60%)	127 (66%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.3%	17,345 (31%)	324 (13%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	17,432 (31%)	118 (68%)
Median House Value	$98,700	7,728 (69%)	8 (98%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.8%	10,785 (57%)	214 (43%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,143 (80%)	12 (97%)
Average Monthly Rent	$468	11,523 (54%)	20 (95%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	75.1%	1,794 (of 25,150) (93%)	42 (of 373) (89%)
% Drive Alone to Work	83.6%	6,195 (75%)	60 (84%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.5%	8,868 (65%)	30 (92%)
% Walk to Work	4.4%	7,157 (72%)	250 (33%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	14.7	23,465 (7%)	268 (28%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.9%	12,416 (51%)	256 (31%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.7%	5,415 (78%)	31 (92%)
Median Household Income	$35,510	11,685 (54%)	90 (76%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.5%	12,993 (48%)	152 (59%)
Per Capita Income	$21,101	5,911 (76%)	30 (92%)
Male Worker Income	$31,968	11,392 (55%)	80 (79%)
Female Worker Income	$22,264	12,270 (51%)	62 (83%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	6.6%	14,156 (44%)	180 (52%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	11.8%	11,442 (55%)	157 (58%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Minneapolis, Minnesota	216 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.84

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Billings, Montana	0.93
Duluth, Minnesota	0.91
Parma, Ohio	0.90
Norman, Oklahoma	0.90
Warwick, Rhode Island	0.89
Green Bay, Wisconsin	0.88
Kenosha, Wisconsin	0.88
Port St. Lucie, Florida	0.88
Redding, California	0.87
Cheektowaga, New York	0.87

Fargo ND Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Norwegian People	32,515	2
Swedish People	5,910	40
Czech People	1,785	57
German People	36,827	58
Other Fuel Fueled Households	510	60

Fargo ND Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 373)
Population	90,599	1
Male Population	45,306	1
Female Population	45,293	1
Under 5 years Old Population	5,763	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	5,263	1

Fargo ND Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	52.8%	24,237
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.1%	24,140
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	38.0%	23,964
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	29.3%	23,801
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	39.7%	23,784

Fargo ND Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 373)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	38.0%	367
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.1%	360
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	39.7%	356
Percent of Houses Worth Less than $50,000	4.9%	354
Median Age	30	352

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Fargo ND	Billings, Montana
Total Population	89,847	90,599
Average Age	36.8	30.1
Average Income	$35,147	$35,510
Median House Value	$99,900	$98,700
% White Population	91.9%	94.2%
% Black Population	0.6%	1.0%
% Asian Population	0.6%	1.6%
% Hispanic Population	4.2%	1.3%

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