Statewide Claims to Fame

Grand Forks is 1st in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Income below poverty line

Grand Forks is 1st in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Grand Forks is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Grand Forks is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Grand Forks is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Grand Forks is 3rd in North Dakota out of 11 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Grand Forks is 3rd in North Dakota out of 12 other cities in Current population (2012)

Grand Forks is 3rd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Households

Grand Forks is 3rd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Housing units

Grand Forks is 3rd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Race - Asian

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Current population (2012) 53,456 3rd 699,628 313,914,040
Size in square miles 19.9 3rd 69,000.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,654.5 1st 9.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 11th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.4% 13th 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.1% 10th 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.6% 4th 90.0% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 35.5% 2nd 26.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Race - White 89.7% 11th 90.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.0% 5th 1.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.9% 7th 5.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.2% 3rd 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 11th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.5% 5th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.8% 2nd 2.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 88.1% 11th 88.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Female residents 48.8% 11th 49.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.8% 4th 2.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Housing units 23,449 3rd 320,909 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 47.3% 2nd 25.8% 25.9%
Households 21,672 3rd 278,669 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 49.9% 11th 66.5% 66.1%
Home median value $148,400 4th $118,200 $186,200
People per household 2.2 7th 2.3 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Income per capita $25,454 9th $27,305 $27,915
Income per household $41,661 11th $49,415 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.6% 1st 12.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Grand Forks Rank North Dakota US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,256 3rd 61,546 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,181,527 3rd $10,527,300 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $23,270 5th $16,495 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $135,446 3rd $1,214,201 $613,795,732

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