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North Dakota·Cass County
32 tracts·126K people·$282K median·2,478/mi²
White 79 · Black 9 · Asian 4 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Living alone 42 · Married couple 35 · Other 23
Health 30 · Professional 25 · Retail 20 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 10 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fargo is $281,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Fargo has 131,627 residents across 29 census tracts and 25 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.8; the population is 78.6% White, 8.6% Black, 4.0% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 43.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.9% (Census ACS).
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (61%), MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (59%) and DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (57%) lead the elementary schools; DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL (46%), BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (43%) and CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (38%) lead the middle schools; SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (31%), FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL (30%) and NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $946/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fargo is $66,998 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fargo, median rent is $946/month and the median home value is $281,900 (Census ACS).
Fargo reported 5.2 violent crimes and 38.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 5°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 25 inches; snowfall averages 52 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fargo are winter weather (99), ice storm (93) and strong wind (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fargo, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).