Grand Forks County, North Dakota

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Grand Forks County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	72,923	784,841	334,922,499	767th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,075	$76,657	$80,734	1337th of 3,221
Median Age	30.9	35.9	38.9	3161st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.0%	32.7%	35.7%	348th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$252,700	$249,900	$332,700	875th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$992	$954	$1,413	1021st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	10.8%	12.5%	1647th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	2.8%	5.2%	2855th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.8	11.4	n/a	1519th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.7%	4.7%	14.1%	701st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	547th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	51.8%	62.9%	65.2%	3158th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.8	17.9	26.4	3026th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	8.1%	15.1%	2257th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1964th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.1%	45.8%	46.9%	2968th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.9%	n/a	n/a	1064th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.0	32.5	61.4

Age in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	30.9	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	19.1%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.5%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	18.4%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.2%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	31,295	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	48.9%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.2%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.8%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.0%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	42.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,347	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.0%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.7%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	33,891	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	43.7%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	37.1%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.7%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	48.2%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,900	$2,468	n/a

Education in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.6%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.3%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.6%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.4%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.7%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Statistic	Grand Forks County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.0%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.0%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.4%	6.3%	16.7%

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