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Total population: 93,531 (Urban population: 93,437, Rural population: 94 (all nonfarm))

Fargo, North Dakota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 41,277 (39,351 occupied: 18,549 owner occupied, 20,802 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1088 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $70,183.

Median contract rent in 2007: $534 (lower quartile is $429, upper quartile is $673)

Housing units in Fargo with a mortgage: 11,841 (1,309 second mortgage, 1,323 home equity loan, 59 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,551

Fargo,ND index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,500 (it was $94,100 in 2000)

Fargo:	$140,500
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,100 - $193,700

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,965
Here: $179,965
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $161,269
Here: $161,269
State: $149,237

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,075
Here: $115,075
State: $101,453

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $86,497
Here: $86,497
State: $89,147

Mobile homes: $18,869
Here: $18,869
State: $26,643

Median year house/condo built: 1973

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship

Households: 86,770

In family households: 62,316 (16,260 male householders, 4,746 female householders)
16,537 spouses, 21,514 children (20,003 natural, 572 adopted, 939 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 734 brothers or sisters, 215 parents, 566 other relatives, 1,376 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 24,454 (8,919 male householders (6,046 living alone)), 9,429 female householders (7,560 living alone)), 6,106 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,017 (825 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,679 2-persons, 4,919 3-persons, 4,174 4-persons, 1,721 5-persons, 425 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,606 1-person, 3,788 2-persons, 759 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

14,270 married couples with children.
4,106 single-parent households (910 men, 3,196 women).

93.7% of residents of Fargo speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 3,587 (4.0%)
(24.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fargo, North Dakota:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 80 3 rooms: 399 4 rooms: 1,669 5 rooms: 3,287 6 rooms: 3,295 7 rooms: 2,874 8 rooms: 2,873 9 or more rooms: 4,055

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fargo, North Dakota:
	1 room: 1,558 2 rooms: 2,902 3 rooms: 4,576 4 rooms: 6,438 5 rooms: 3,501 6 rooms: 1,109 7 rooms: 334 8 rooms: 219 9 or more rooms: 165

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,259
1995 to 1998: 4,537
1990 to 1994: 4,889
1980 to 1989: 6,698
1970 to 1979: 8,709
1960 to 1969: 3,848
1950 to 1959: 4,166
1940 to 1949: 1,887
1939 or earlier: 5,284

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fargo:
	no bedroom: 57 1 bedroom: 259 2 bedrooms: 4,458 3 bedrooms: 7,726 4 bedrooms: 4,901 5 or more bedrooms: 1,148

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fargo:
	no bedroom: 1,942 1 bedroom: 6,157 2 bedrooms: 10,035 3 bedrooms: 2,281 4 bedrooms: 253 5 or more bedrooms: 134

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fargo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 416 1 vehicle: 4,601 2 vehicles: 9,627 3 vehicles: 2,910 4 vehicles: 700 5 or more vehicles: 295

Cars and other vehicles available in Fargo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,735 1 vehicle: 10,282 2 vehicles: 6,075 3 vehicles: 1,289 4 vehicles: 295 5 or more vehicles: 126

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fargo, ND:

Less than $10,000: 298
$10,000 to $14,999: 149
$15,000 to $19,999: 189
$20,000 to $24,999: 106
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 73
$35,000 to $39,999: 70
$40,000 to $49,999: 209
$50,000 to $59,999: 255
$60,000 to $69,999: 548
$70,000 to $79,999: 606
$80,000 to $89,999: 669
$90,000 to $99,999: 963
$100,000 to $124,999: 3103
$125,000 to $149,999: 3412
$150,000 to $174,999: 2073
$175,000 to $199,999: 1697
$200,000 to $249,999: 2068
$250,000 to $299,999: 985
$300,000 to $399,999: 730
$400,000 to $499,999: 270
$500,000 to $749,999: 217
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Fargo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fargo:

Less than $100: 259 people
$100 to $149: 324
$150 to $199: 494
$200 to $249: 512
$250 to $299: 988
$300 to $349: 1,425
$350 to $399: 1,601
$400 to $449: 2,012
$450 to $499: 2,717
$500 to $549: 3,034
$550 to $599: 2,510
$600 to $649: 2,120
$650 to $699: 1,701
$700 to $749: 1,231
$750 to $799: 665
$800 to $899: 1,410
$900 to $999: 743
$1,000 to $1,249: 574
$1,250 to $1,499: 212
$1,500 to $1,999: 133
$2,000 or more: 93
No cash rent: 272

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,929 1990 to 1994: 747 1985 to 1989: 103 1980 to 1984: 136 1975 to 1979: 149 1970 to 1974: 76 1970 to 1974: 118 1965 to 1969: 329

Fargo, ND Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,492 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2284
5 to 9 minutes: 10282
10 to 14 minutes: 16238
15 to 19 minutes: 13142
20 to 24 minutes: 4601
25 to 29 minutes: 818
30 to 34 minutes: 1176
35 to 39 minutes: 110
40 to 44 minutes: 121
45 to 59 minutes: 552
60 to 89 minutes: 718
90 or more minutes: 603

Fargo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 43,565 (84%)
Carpooled: 3,992 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 219 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 40 (0%)
Bicycle: 310 (1%)
Walked: 2,269 (4%)
Other means: 232 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,492 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3888
$10,000 to $14,999: 3022
$15,000 to $19,999: 3247
$20,000 to $24,999: 3137
$25,000 to $29,999: 3079
$30,000 to $34,999: 3006
$35,000 to $39,999: 2557
$40,000 to $44,999: 2370
$45,000 to $49,999: 1934
$50,000 to $59,999: 3472
$60,000 to $74,999: 3538
$75,000 to $99,999: 2898
$100,000 to $124,999: 1451
$125,000 to $149,999: 644
$150,000 to $199,999: 454
$200,000 or more: 657

First ancestries reported:

German: 26659

Norwegian: 25889

Other groups: 4551

Irish: 3835

Swedish: 2667

English: 2143

French (except Basque): 2027

United States or American: 1816

Polish: 1335

Scandinavian: 965

Czech: 798

Danish: 714

French Canadian: 685

Italian: 661

Yugoslavian: 660

Subsaharan African:: 657

Scotch-Irish: 614

Dutch: 577

Scottish: 567

Russian: 394

Finnish: 378

Arab:: 277

Somalian: 258

African: 251

Canadian: 240

Czechoslovakian: 228

European: 214

British: 213

Ukrainian: 154

Icelander: 138

Swiss: 125

Austrian: 108

German Russian: 103

Sudanese: 103

Welsh: 102

Iranian: 96

Hungarian: 87

Greek: 84

Palestinian: 70

Belgian: 67

Lebanese: 60

Croatian: 54

Albanian: 54

Lithuanian: 52

Other Arab: 48

Slovak: 46

Northern European: 46

Romanian: 41

Egyptian: 40

Bulgarian: 37

Iraqi: 30

Pennsylvania German: 30

Israeli: 29

Serbian: 24

Syrian: 23

Nigerian: 22

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

West Indian: 22

Luxemburger: 20

Slavic: 14

Turkish: 13

Eastern European: 12

Other Subsaharan African: 10

Basque: 9

Slovene: 8

South African: 7

Armenian: 7

Moroccan: 6

Kenyan: 6

Latvian: 5

Portuguese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Bosnia and Herzegovina (17%)
Canada (11%)
India (8%)
Other Eastern Africa (7%)
Other Northern Africa (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Vietnam (4%)

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

This state: 53545
Northeast: 1072
Midwest: 25897
South: 2286
West: 3970

41% of Fargo 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, 42% lived in North Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 81
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 107
7th and 8th grade: 695
9th grade: 282
10th grade: 399
11th grade: 293
12th grade, no diploma: 531
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,647
Less than 1 year of college: 1,773
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,828
Associate degree: 2,307
Bachelor's degree: 6,534
Master's degree: 1,627
Professional school degree: 887
Doctorate degree: 677

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 109
Nursery to 4th grade: 63
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 853
9th grade: 333
10th grade: 424
11th grade: 282
12th grade, no diploma: 383
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,037
Less than 1 year of college: 2,107
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,332
Associate degree: 2,716
Bachelor's degree: 7,012
Master's degree: 1,395
Professional school degree: 386
Doctorate degree: 175

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,881
Black householders: $31,913
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,732
Asian householders: $30,795
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $38,347
Some other race householders: $16,081
Two or more races householders: $12,238
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $15,425

Fargo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fargo household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Fargo household income for Asian householders

Fargo household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fargo marital status for males

Fargo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,816
Black or African American householders: $123,777
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,732
Asian householders: $180,365
Some other race householders: $126,912
Two or more races householders: $110,190
Hispanic or Latino householders: $94,811

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,697
One, attached: 2,660
Two: 1,020
3 or 4: 1,760
5 to 9: 2,912
10 to 19: 4,597
20 to 49: 8,444
50 or more: 2,971
Mobile homes: 1,216

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fargo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (68%) Utility gas (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 764

Here:	9.3%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 294

Here:	7.1%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 604

Here:	5.1%
North Dakota:	10.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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