Demographics
Fargo is the central city in the vibrant and growing Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area. The metro area is bisected by the Red River of the North, which is also the boundary between North Dakota and Minnesota. This community serves as a regional center of education, commerce and health care.
Year | Fargo | Growth | Cass Co. | Growth | Metro Area* | Growth | State | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 47,000 | N/A | 66,947 | N/A | 106,027 | N/A | 632,442 | N/A |
1970 | 53,365 | 14% | 73,653 | 10% | 120,261 | 13% | 617,792 | -2% |
1980 | 61,383 | 15% | 88,247 | 20% | 137,574 | 14% | 652,717 | 6% |
1990 | 74,084 | 20% | 102,874 | 17% | 153,296 | 11% | 638,800 | -2% |
2000 | 90,599 | 22% | 123,138 | 20% | 174,367 | 14% | 642,200 | 0.1% |
2010 | 105,549 | 17% | 149,778 | 22% | 208,777 | 20% | 672,591 | 5% |
Metropolitan Area Map from Fargo-Moorhead Metro COG
Community Profiles
- Census Bureau - Visit the Census Bureau website and search for Fargo to receive the most up-to-date information about the following:
- Population
- Age
- Business & Industry
- Education
- Governments
- Housing
- Income
- Origins & Language
- Poverty
- Race & Origin
- Veterans
- Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (external link)
- FMWF Chamber of Commerce (external link)
- Live in Fargo (external link)
Understanding our Community: Fargo in Relation to other Midwestern Cities
The Fargo Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development is a comprehensive plan for addressing Fargo's housing and community development needs. It is a five-year strategic plan that was last updated and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in July 2015.
Items discussed in the plan include the following:
- Age
- Education
- Housing
- Households & Families
- Income & Poverty
- Population
- Race, Ethnicity and Immigration
- Work