Fargo vs Mapleton

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

Fargo and Mapleton 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 1,243 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($116,364 vs $66,029 in Fargo). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($285,500 vs $269,800 in Fargo).

Population, income & housing

	Fargo	Mapleton
Population	129,064	1,243
Median age	32.2 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,029	$116,364
Median home value	$269,800	$285,500
Median gross rent	$916	—
Housing units	63,177	431
Homeownership rate	44.1%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fargo	Mapleton
Population	121,889 → 129,064 (+5.9%)	1,113 → 1,243 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$55,551 → $66,029 (+18.9%)	$83,929 → $116,364 (+38.6%)
Median home value	$212,100 → $269,800 (+27.2%)	$183,300 → $285,500 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $916 (+11.3%)	—

Fargo

Population

121,889129,064

Median household income

$55,551$66,029

Median home value

$212,100$269,800

Median gross rent

$823$916

Mapleton

Population

1,1131,243

Median household income

$83,929$116,364

Median home value

$183,300$285,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fargo	Mapleton
Under 5	6.0%	13.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	17.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	17.5%	23.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	17.1%
45 to 54	9.0%	5.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.4%
75 and over	5.7%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fargo	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	87.1%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.6%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fargo	Mapleton
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	18.7%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fargo	Mapleton
Drove alone	78.7%	72.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	13.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	12.6%
Other means	2.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fargo	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	34.6%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	36.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fargo	Mapleton
Poverty rate	12.8%	2.4%
Average household size	2.10	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1991	2006