Fargo, North Dakota demographics

Fargo, ND demographics: median age 31.8; 42.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fargo city, North Dakota · Incorporated city · GEOID 3825700. The survey estimates a population of 131,627 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fargo is 31.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 59,970 households (±803). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.8 ±0.4	35.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 131,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Under 18	26,301 ±1,104	20.0% ±0.8 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	45,699 ±1,487	34.7% ±1.1 pp	25.3%	22.8%
35–64	42,117 ±1,423	32.0% ±1.1 pp	34.7%	38.0%
65 and older	17,510 ±890	13.3% ±0.7 pp	16.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 131,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Male	66,259 ±604	50.3% ±0.5 pp	51.2%	49.5%
Female	65,368 ±606	49.7% ±0.5 pp	48.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 131,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
White alone	104,644 ±1,134	79.5% ±0.9 pp	83.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	11,316 ±1,098	8.6% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,283 ±233	1.0% ±0.2 pp	4.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,351 ±499	4.1% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,833 ±555	1.4% ±0.4 pp	1.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,196 ±867	5.5% ±0.7 pp	5.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 131,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	126,835 ±508	96.4% ±0.4 pp	95.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,792 ±506	3.6% ±0.4 pp	4.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Married-couple family	21,220 ±923	35.4% ±1.5 pp	45.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,081 ±508	3.5% ±0.8 pp	4.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,785 ±579	8.0% ±1.0 pp	7.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	25,092 ±1,113	41.8% ±1.8 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	6,792 ±677	11.3% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	13,564 ±804	22.6% ±1.3 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	46,406 ±1,150	77.4% ±1.6 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	25,092 ±1,113	41.8% ±1.8 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	19,353 ±1,236	32.3% ±2.0 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	6,818 ±641	11.4% ±1.1 pp	12.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,228 ±712	8.7% ±1.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,385 ±442	4.0% ±0.7 pp	5.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	724 ±209	1.2% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	370 ±142	0.6% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 131,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Native	119,111 ±1,052	90.5% ±0.8 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	12,516 ±1,055	9.5% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 123,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
English only	110,510 ±1,247	89.3% ±0.9 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	2,282 ±577	1.8% ±0.5 pp	2.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	802 ±307	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	232 ±153 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	483 ±256 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,531 ±683	2.0% ±0.6 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	619 ±350 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	598 ±264	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	305 ±275 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	390 ±216 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	492 ±225	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	1.1%
Arabic	819 ±344	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	3,733 ±776	3.0% ±0.6 pp	1.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 82,495
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,727 ±605	4.5% ±0.7 pp	6.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	15,030 ±913	18.2% ±1.1 pp	25.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	17,452 ±1,205	21.2% ±1.4 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	10,856 ±1,029	13.2% ±1.2 pp	14.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	23,560 ±1,302	28.6% ±1.5 pp	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11,870 ±1,119	14.4% ±1.3 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 130,189
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Same house	99,404 ±1,942	76.4% ±1.5 pp	84.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	17,775 ±1,791	13.7% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,916 ±626	2.2% ±0.5 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	9,151 ±1,025	7.0% ±0.8 pp	4.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	943 ±471	0.7% ±0.4 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.0% of Fargo residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.5% in North Dakota and 8.4% nationally. 88.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fargo	North Dakota	U.S.	Compared with North Dakota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.0% ±0.8 pp	6.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.3% ±1.3 pp	88.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.9% ±0.6 pp	7.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fargo . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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