Grand Forks.
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North Dakota·Grand Forks County
17 tracts·57K people·$250K median·1,949/mi²
White 80 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Black 4 · Asian 3 · Other 2
Living alone 41 · Married couple 33 · Other 26
Health 41 · Retail 16 · Professional 14 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Service 20 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 6 · 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 Grand Forks is $249,900 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Grand Forks has 59,042 residents across 16 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.6; the population is 79.7% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Multiracial, 4.3% Black, 3.3% Asian and 2.3% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 40.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.5% (Census ACS).
J NELSON KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (64%), DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (60%) and PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (46%) lead the elementary schools; SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL (53%), SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (45%) and VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (30%) lead the middle schools; CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (35%) and RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $980/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Grand Forks is $63,627 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Grand Forks, median rent is $980/month and the median home value is $249,900 (Census ACS).
Grand Forks reported 2.6 violent crimes and 25.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 3°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 23 inches; snowfall averages 49 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Grand Forks are winter weather (99), ice storm (94) and hail (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Grand Forks, 3.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).