Fargo vs West Fargo

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

Fargo and West 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 39,325 in West Fargo). West Fargo has the higher median household income ($96,877 vs $66,029 in Fargo). West Fargo has the higher median home value ($302,200 vs $269,800 in Fargo).

Population, income & housing

	Fargo	West Fargo
Population	129,064	39,325
Median age	32.2 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,029	$96,877
Median home value	$269,800	$302,200
Median gross rent	$916	$1,075
Housing units	63,177	16,227
Homeownership rate	44.1%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	45.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fargo	West Fargo
Population	121,889 → 129,064 (+5.9%)	35,397 → 39,325 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$55,551 → $66,029 (+18.9%)	$85,120 → $96,877 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$212,100 → $269,800 (+27.2%)	$241,000 → $302,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $916 (+11.3%)	$920 → $1,075 (+16.8%)

Fargo

Population

121,889129,064

Median household income

$55,551$66,029

Median home value

$212,100$269,800

Median gross rent

$823$916

West Fargo

Population

35,39739,325

Median household income

$85,120$96,877

Median home value

$241,000$302,200

Median gross rent

$920$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fargo	West Fargo
Under 5	6.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.4%
18 to 24	17.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	17.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.9%
75 and over	5.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fargo	West Fargo
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	85.9%
Black or African American	8.3%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.9%
Asian	3.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fargo	West Fargo
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	18.7%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fargo	West Fargo
Drove alone	78.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.8%
Other means	2.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fargo	West Fargo
1-unit, detached	34.6%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	36.9%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Fargo	West Fargo
Poverty rate	12.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.10	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1991	2003