Grand Forks County, North Dakota

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 72,764
Median household income: $68,450
Median home value: $244,200

Home to 72,764 residents, Grand Forks County is one of North Dakota's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,450, its median household income sits below North Dakota's $75,949.

From 2019 to 2023, Grand Forks County's population grew 3.6% from 70,224 to 72,764, while its median household income rose 26.6% from $54,051 to $68,450.

The typical home was built around 1981. 13.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,764
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $68,450
Median home value: $244,200
Median gross rent: $971
Housing units: 33,736
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

70,22472,764

Median household income

$54,051$68,450

Median home value

$206,500$244,200

Median gross rent

$824$971

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,224	$54,051	$206,500	$824
2020	70,243	$53,721	$208,200	$828
2021	73,101	$57,213	$215,200	$860
2022	72,927	$64,698	$235,400	$941
2023	72,764	$68,450	$244,200	$971

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2419.4%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,581	6.3%
5 to 17	10,875	14.9%
18 to 24	14,093	19.4%
25 to 34	11,266	15.5%
35 to 44	8,214	11.3%
45 to 54	6,306	8.7%
55 to 64	7,234	9.9%
65 to 74	5,968	8.2%
75 and over	4,227	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,797	82.2%
Black or African American	2,481	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,251	1.7%
Asian	1,958	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	362	0.5%
Some other race	181	0.2%
Two or more races	2,951	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,783	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,849	4.3%
High school graduate	9,195	21.3%
Some college or associate's	16,112	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	10,123	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,936	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,860	80.2%
Carpooled	3,360	8.5%
Public transit	362	0.9%
Walked	1,344	3.4%
Bicycle	108	0.3%
Worked from home	2,183	5.5%
Other means	509	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,808	60.8%
15 to 29 min	10,088	26.9%
30 to 44 min	2,613	7.0%
45 to 59 min	880	2.3%
60+ min	1,154	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 13.9% (9,496 of 68,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,448	49.8%
Nonfamily households	15,597	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,045	92.0%
Vacant	2,691	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,162	52.1%
Renter-occupied	14,883	47.9%

1-unit, detached44.3%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units23.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,937	44.3%
1-unit, attached	3,090	9.2%
2 to 4 units	2,172	6.4%
5 to 19 units	4,361	12.9%
20 or more units	7,772	23.0%
Mobile home & other	1,404	4.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 38035
State: North Dakota
Land area: 1,436 sq mi
Water area: 3.2 sq mi
Center point: 47.9260, -97.4509