Fargo vs Kindred

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

Fargo and Kindred 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 927 in Kindred). Kindred has the higher median household income ($103,542 vs $66,029 in Fargo). Kindred has the higher median home value ($291,100 vs $269,800 in Fargo).

Population, income & housing

	Fargo	Kindred
Population	129,064	927
Median age	32.2 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,029	$103,542
Median home value	$269,800	$291,100
Median gross rent	$916	$658
Housing units	63,177	326
Homeownership rate	44.1%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fargo	Kindred
Population	121,889 → 129,064 (+5.9%)	864 → 927 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$55,551 → $66,029 (+18.9%)	$88,971 → $103,542 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$212,100 → $269,800 (+27.2%)	$199,000 → $291,100 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $916 (+11.3%)	$628 → $658 (+4.8%)

Fargo

Population

121,889129,064

Median household income

$55,551$66,029

Median home value

$212,100$269,800

Median gross rent

$823$916

Kindred

Population

864927

Median household income

$88,971$103,542

Median home value

$199,000$291,100

Median gross rent

$628$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fargo	Kindred
Under 5	6.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	30.7%
18 to 24	17.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	17.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	4.0%
75 and over	5.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fargo	Kindred
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fargo	Kindred
No high school diploma	4.7%	0.6%
High school graduate	18.7%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fargo	Kindred
Drove alone	78.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fargo	Kindred
1-unit, detached	34.6%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	36.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Fargo	Kindred
Poverty rate	12.8%	2.8%
Average household size	2.10	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1991	1969