Casselton vs Fargo

A side-by-side comparison of Casselton and Fargo: population, income, housing, and more.

Casselton and Fargo are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fargo has the higher population (129,064 vs 2,640 in Casselton). Casselton has the higher median household income ($68,472 vs $66,029 in Fargo). Casselton has the higher median home value ($297,500 vs $269,800 in Fargo).

Population, income & housing

	Casselton	Fargo
Population	2,640	129,064
Median age	34.2 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,472	$66,029
Median home value	$297,500	$269,800
Median gross rent	$764	$916
Housing units	1,170	63,177
Homeownership rate	61.1%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	43.2%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casselton	Fargo
Population	2,677 → 2,640 (-1.4%)	121,889 → 129,064 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$78,438 → $68,472 (-12.7%)	$55,551 → $66,029 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $297,500 (+47.8%)	$212,100 → $269,800 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $764 (+13.5%)	$823 → $916 (+11.3%)

Casselton

Population

2,6772,640

Median household income

$78,438$68,472

Median home value

$201,300$297,500

Median gross rent

$673$764

Fargo

Population

121,889129,064

Median household income

$55,551$66,029

Median home value

$212,100$269,800

Median gross rent

$823$916

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casselton	Fargo
Under 5	7.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	17.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.9%
75 and over	1.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casselton	Fargo
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	79.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casselton	Fargo
No high school diploma	4.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	14.6%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casselton	Fargo
Drove alone	77.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.1%
Other means	3.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casselton	Fargo
1-unit, detached	58.0%	34.6%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	12.0%
20 or more units	15.2%	36.9%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Casselton	Fargo
Poverty rate	4.6%	12.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	32	16
Median year structure built	1979	1991