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Total population: 23,708 (Urban population: 23,591, Rural population: 117 (all nonfarm))

West Fargo, North Dakota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,854 (5,658 occupied: 3,862 owner occupied, 1,796 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

Housing density: 803 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: $483 (lower quartile is $381, upper quartile is $600)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $353

Median gross rent in West Fargo, ND in 2007: $537

Housing units in West Fargo with a mortgage: 2,601 (303 second mortgage, 387 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 533

West Fargo,ND index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,993 (it was $92,800 in 2000)

West Fargo:	$143,993
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,729 - $184,003

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $175,598
Here: $175,598
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $130,848
Here: $130,848
State: $149,237

In 2-unit structures: $117,626
Here: $117,626
State: $128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,313
Here: $86,313
State: $101,453

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,711
Here: $111,711
State: $89,147

Mobile homes: $25,133
Here: $25,133
State: $26,643

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,632

In family households: 12,683 (3,301 male householders, 787 female householders)
3,269 spouses, 4,841 children (4,545 natural, 117 adopted, 179 stepchildren), 89 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 111 other relatives, 204 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,949 (811 male householders (629 living alone)), 805 female householders (708 living alone)), 333 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,533 2-persons, 985 3-persons, 1,050 4-persons, 447 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,337 1-person, 256 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,301 married couples with children.
892 single-parent households (231 men, 661 women).

96.6% of residents of West Fargo speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 176 (1.2%)
(25.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Fargo, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 299 5 rooms: 696 6 rooms: 786 7 rooms: 652 8 rooms: 623 9 or more rooms: 698

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Fargo, North Dakota:
	1 room: 76 2 rooms: 172 3 rooms: 367 4 rooms: 657 5 rooms: 365 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 260
1995 to 1998: 684
1990 to 1994: 629
1980 to 1989: 835
1970 to 1979: 1,976
1960 to 1969: 711
1950 to 1959: 517
1940 to 1949: 131
1939 or earlier: 111

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Fargo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 102 2 bedrooms: 629 3 bedrooms: 1,741 4 bedrooms: 1,188 5 or more bedrooms: 202

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Fargo:
	no bedroom: 76 1 bedroom: 491 2 bedrooms: 948 3 bedrooms: 231 4 bedrooms: 36 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Fargo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 761 2 vehicles: 1,950 3 vehicles: 837 4 vehicles: 191 5 or more vehicles: 82

Cars and other vehicles available in West Fargo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 859 2 vehicles: 600 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 125
$10,000 to $14,999: 62
$15,000 to $19,999: 83
$20,000 to $24,999: 70
$25,000 to $29,999: 42
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 31
$40,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 60
$60,000 to $69,999: 155
$70,000 to $79,999: 194
$80,000 to $89,999: 231
$90,000 to $99,999: 230
$100,000 to $124,999: 813
$125,000 to $149,999: 1207
$150,000 to $174,999: 971
$175,000 to $199,999: 748
$200,000 to $249,999: 588
$250,000 to $299,999: 250
$300,000 to $399,999: 138
$400,000 to $499,999: 35
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Fargo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Fargo:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 58
$150 to $199: 83
$200 to $249: 60
$250 to $299: 120
$300 to $349: 253
$350 to $399: 227
$400 to $449: 289
$450 to $499: 403
$500 to $549: 331
$550 to $599: 325
$600 to $649: 187
$650 to $699: 143
$700 to $749: 116
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 104
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 33

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 67 1990 to 1994: 29 1985 to 1989: 20 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 33 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 10

West Fargo, ND Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.4%
Number of people working at home: 313 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 480
5 to 9 minutes: 1400
10 to 14 minutes: 2321
15 to 19 minutes: 2019
20 to 24 minutes: 1034
25 to 29 minutes: 200
30 to 34 minutes: 261
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 27
45 to 59 minutes: 72
60 to 89 minutes: 175
90 or more minutes: 101

West Fargo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,283 (87%)
Carpooled: 684 (8%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 87 (1%)
Other means: 37 (0%)
Worked at home: 313 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 326
$10,000 to $14,999: 286
$15,000 to $19,999: 306
$20,000 to $24,999: 386
$25,000 to $29,999: 400
$30,000 to $34,999: 391
$35,000 to $39,999: 367
$40,000 to $44,999: 416
$45,000 to $49,999: 393
$50,000 to $59,999: 732
$60,000 to $74,999: 786
$75,000 to $99,999: 558
$100,000 to $124,999: 134
$125,000 to $149,999: 104
$150,000 to $199,999: 72
$200,000 or more: 47

First ancestries reported:

German: 5152

Norwegian: 4535

Other groups: 542

Swedish: 433

Irish: 406

English: 335

French (except Basque): 314

Polish: 270

United States or American: 210

Italian: 186

Scandinavian: 183

French Canadian: 120

Danish: 114

Scotch-Irish: 107

Russian: 69

Scottish: 63

Finnish: 63

Dutch: 60

Ukrainian: 48

Czech: 44

European: 42

Portuguese: 30

Welsh: 29

Greek: 21

Croatian: 16

Arab:: 14

Lithuanian: 12

Belgian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 8

Icelander: 8

Lebanese: 8

Subsaharan African:: 7

British: 7

African: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

German Russian: 6

Other Arab: 6

Slovak: 5

Brazilian: 4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Jamaican: 4

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

Russia (18%)
Canada (14%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
Philippines (11%)
Germany (10%)
Mexico (10%)
Brazil (7%)

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

This state: 9797
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 3530
South: 277
West: 659

52% of West Fargo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in North Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 95
12th grade, no diploma: 105
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,329
Less than 1 year of college: 352
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 908
Associate degree: 436
Bachelor's degree: 730
Master's degree: 131
Professional school degree: 70
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 199
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,230
Less than 1 year of college: 412
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,043
Associate degree: 525
Bachelor's degree: 878
Master's degree: 150
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 26.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 34.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,147
Black householders: $7,843
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,490
Asian householders: $50,820
Some other race householders: $15,235
Two or more races householders: $29,736
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $19,026

West Fargo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Fargo household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

West Fargo household income for Asian householders

West Fargo household income for Some other race householders

West Fargo household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

West Fargo marital status for males

West Fargo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,285
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,340
Asian householders: $174,560
Some other race householders: $69,824
Two or more races householders: $174,560
Hispanic or Latino householders: $174,560

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,095
One, attached: 557
Two: 166
3 or 4: 312
5 to 9: 249
10 to 19: 588
20 to 49: 379
50 or more: 93
Mobile homes: 415

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,422

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Fargo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (33%) No fuel used (6%) Other fuel (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (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): 67

Here:	3.4%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	2.5%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 66

Here:	12.5%
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)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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