Fargo

Population: 129,064
Median household income: $66,029
Median home value: $269,800

Fargo is a community in Cass County, North Dakota, home to 129,064 residents. Its median household income of $66,029 runs below the Cass County figure of $75,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Fargo's population grew 5.9% from 121,889 to 129,064, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $212,100 to $269,800.

Owners occupy 44.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 129,064
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,029
Median home value: $269,800
Median gross rent: $916
Housing units: 63,177
Homeownership rate: 44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

121,889129,064

Median household income

$55,551$66,029

Median home value

$212,100$269,800

Median gross rent

$823$916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	121,889	$55,551	$212,100	$823
2020	123,550	$57,520	$225,500	$821
2021	124,979	$60,243	$232,900	$841
2022	127,319	$64,432	$254,900	$900
2023	129,064	$66,029	$269,800	$916

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2417.5%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,748	6.0%
5 to 17	17,589	13.6%
18 to 24	22,529	17.5%
25 to 34	22,578	17.5%
35 to 44	16,493	12.8%
45 to 54	11,605	9.0%
55 to 64	13,006	10.1%
65 to 74	10,177	7.9%
75 and over	7,339	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	102,854	79.7%
Black or African American	10,673	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,126	0.9%
Asian	4,941	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	387	0.3%
Two or more races	4,323	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,756	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,847	4.7%
High school graduate	15,152	18.7%
Some college or associate's	27,148	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	23,527	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11,524	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58,861	78.7%
Carpooled	4,918	6.6%
Public transit	633	0.8%
Walked	2,586	3.5%
Bicycle	242	0.3%
Worked from home	6,087	8.1%
Other means	1,472	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,526	50.2%
15 to 29 min	28,181	41.0%
30 to 44 min	3,179	4.6%
45 to 59 min	1,014	1.5%
60+ min	1,812	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 12.8% (15,861 of 123,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,686	47.2%
Nonfamily households	30,943	52.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,629	92.8%
Vacant	4,548	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,884	44.1%
Renter-occupied	32,745	55.9%

1-unit, detached34.6%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units36.9%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,884	34.6%
1-unit, attached	5,613	8.9%
2 to 4 units	3,676	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7,560	12.0%
20 or more units	23,320	36.9%
Mobile home & other	1,124	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3825700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.8647, -96.8291