Grand Forks County, North Dakota (ND)

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% of renters here:	46%
State:	33%

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Races in Grand Forks County, North Dakota:

Median resident age:	29.2 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 33,655	(50.9%)
Females: 32,454	(49.1%)

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Grand Forks County:	2.4 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

This county:	$42,475
North Dakota:	$43,753

Grand Forks County:	$140,800
North Dakota:	$106,800

This county:	$548
State:	$457

Grand Forks County:	$140,800
North Dakota:	$106,800

Detached houses: $165,920

Here:	$165,920
State:	$134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,540

Here:	$185,540
State:	$149,237

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,833

Here:	$104,833
State:	$101,453

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,385

Here:	$96,385
State:	$89,147

Mobile homes: $28,725

Here:	$28,725
State:	$26,643

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 67
• Auto thefts: 10

Grand Forks County:	18.2%
North Dakota:	12.1%

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	11.9%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Area name: Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grand Forks County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grand Forks, Larimore, Thompson, Northwood, Emerado, Manvel, Gilby, Inkster, Niagara.

Neighboring counties: Nelson County , Marshall County, Minnesota , Steele County , Traill County , Walsh County , Polk County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grand Forks County: Larimore Country Club (A), Grace Town Hall (B), Brenna Town Hall (C), Avon Town Hall (D), Oakville Town Hall (E), Hegton Town Hall (F), Pleasant View Town Hall (G), Walle Town Hall (H), Chester Town Hall (I), Union Town Hall (J), Falconer Town Hall (K), Fairfield Town Hall (L), Inkster Town Hall (M), Lind Town Hall (N), Wheatfield Town Hall (O), Michigan Town Hall (P), Loretta Town Hall (Q), Americus Town Hall (R), Benton Town Hall (S), Blooming Town Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grand Forks County include: Saint Olaf Church (A), Holmes Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Bethania Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Evanger Church (F), Ascension Church (G), Rosendahl Church (H), Ost Valle Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West Union Cemetery (1), Americus-Saint Olaf Cemetery (2), Evangelical United Brethren (3), Arvilla Cemetery (4), Saint Jordahlen Cemetery (5), Saint James Cemetery (6), Saint Andrews Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lunby Lake (A), Stewart Lake (B), Smith Lakes (C), Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds (D), Little Goose Lake (E), Kellys Slough Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Salt Water Coulee (A), South Branch Forest River (B), Salt Coulee (C), South Marais River (D), Elm Coulee (E), Cole Creek (F), English Coulee (G), Fresh Water Coulee (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grand Forks County include: Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge (1), Turtle River State Park (2), Prairie Chicken State Game Management Area (3), Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.5%
North Dakota:	2.6%

Current college students: 11,022
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,103 (33% naturalized citizens)

Grand Forks County:	3.2%
Whole state:	1.9%

Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,534
• One, attached: 2,344
• Two: 1,095
• 3 or 4: 1,468
• 5 to 9: 1,193
• 10 to 19: 2,392
• 20 or more: 4,690
• Mobile homes: 1,657

Housing units in Grand Forks County with a mortgage: 7,345 (911 second mortgage, 1,238 home equity loan, 81 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,197

Here:	69.7% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Grand Forks County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/11/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 28,120 (80%) Carpooled: 3,515 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 283 (1%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Taxi: 37 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 150 (0%) Walked: 1,582 (5%) Other means: 193 (1%) Worked at home: 1,133 (3%)

9.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,501 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.44%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

0.61% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,780 average AGI)

Grand Forks County:	0.61%
North Dakota average:	0.22%

2.89% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($8,021 average AGI)
5.94% relocated from other states ($21,699 average AGI)

Grand Forks County:	5.94%
North Dakota average:	3.54%

from Polk County, MN	0.81% ($24,358 average AGI)
from Cass County, ND	0.54% ($27,440)
from Walsh County, ND	0.31% ($25,750)
from Ward County, ND	0.23% ($29,263)
from Traill County, ND	0.21% ($27,510)
from Burleigh County, ND	0.21% ($23,745)
from Pembina County, ND	0.17% ($23,256)

11.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.12%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,181 average AGI)

Grand Forks County:	0.47%
North Dakota average:	0.16%

2.66% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($6,870 average AGI)
7.99% relocated to other states ($23,588 average AGI)

Grand Forks County:	7.99%
North Dakota average:	4.16%

to Cass County, ND	1.07% ($30,591 average AGI)
to Polk County, MN	0.82% ($32,507)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.50% ($31,898)
to Burleigh County, ND	0.29% ($24,466)
to Traill County, ND	0.21% ($30,755)
to Walsh County, ND	0.18% ($29,848)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.17% ($35,810)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,148 (6,216 aged, 932 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 48,800 (12,521 male householders, 3,245 female householders)

  12,821 spouses, 18,452 children (17,142 natural, 430 adopted, 880 stepchildren), 271 grandchildren, 323 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 226 other relatives, 830 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,902 (5,040 male householders (3,552 living alone)), 4,645 female householders (3,645 living alone)), 3,217 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,407 (631 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,674 2-persons, 3,708 3-persons, 3,387 4-persons, 1,446 5-persons, 425 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,197 1-person, 1,880 2-persons, 476 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

93.9% of residents of Grand Forks County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $607,951,000 ($9364 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $272,283,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $109,148,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,391,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,783,000
Federal grants: $107,018,000
Federal procurement contracts: $150,610,000 ($130,954,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $157,001,000 ($125,433,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,829,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $52,223,000
Federal Government insurance: $371,279,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.66 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

44% of Grand Forks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in North Dakota.

Grand Forks County:	44.1%
State average:	57.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 39926
• Northeast: 1723
• Midwest: 13730
• South: 3423
• West: 4234

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,200

Here:	6.6%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Here:	2.7%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Here:	2.5%
North Dakota:	10.5%