West Fargo.
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North Dakota·Cass County
9 tracts·35K people·$322K median·2,176/mi²
White 83 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 2
Married couple 50 · Living alone 27 · Other 22
Health 24 · Retail 24 · Professional 20 · Manufacturing 17 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Sales · office 18 · Service 16 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 83 · Work from home 11 · Carpool 11 · Transit 0 · Walk 0 · 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 West Fargo is $321,900 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
West Fargo has 40,094 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.3; the population is 83.1% White, 5.2% Black, 4.4% Multiracial, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 42.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.8% (Census ACS).
BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (50%), WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (45%) and LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (44%) lead the elementary schools; LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (47%) and CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (42%) lead the middle schools; WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL (25%) and WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL (23%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,111/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West Fargo is $90,665 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
In West Fargo, median rent is $1,111/month and the median home value is $321,900 (Census ACS).
West Fargo reported 2.0 violent crimes and 13.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 4°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 25 inches; snowfall averages 51 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West Fargo are winter weather (98), 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 West Fargo, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).