West Fargo, North Dakota Demographics

West Fargo is 1st in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Income per household

West Fargo is 2nd in North Dakota out of 12 other cities in Home median value

West Fargo is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Home ownership rate

West Fargo is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in People per household

West Fargo is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

West Fargo is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Residents younger than 18

West Fargo is 2nd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Residents younger than 5

West Fargo is 3rd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Foreign born residents

West Fargo is 3rd in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Income per capita

West Fargo is 4th in North Dakota out of 13 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	27,478	5th	699,628	313,914,040
Size in square miles	14.4	5th	69,000.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,788.9	7th	9.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	8.7%	2nd	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.9%	2nd	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.8%	12th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.2%	2nd	90.0%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.2%	6th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Race - White	93.5%	4th	90.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.0%	4th	1.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.0%	11th	5.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	5th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	13th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	9th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	10th	2.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.3%	4th	88.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Female residents	50.4%	7th	49.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.0%	3rd	2.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Housing units	10,760	5th	320,909	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.1%	9th	25.8%	25.9%
Households	10,227	5th	278,669	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.9%	2nd	66.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$149,300	2nd	$118,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	2nd	2.3	2.6

Income Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Income per capita	$29,481	3rd	$27,305	$27,915
Income per household	$62,555	1st	$49,415	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.5%	11th	12.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	West Fargo	Rank	North Dakota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,235	5th	61,546	27,092,908
Retail sales	$269,100	9th	$10,527,300	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,676	12th	$16,495	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$19,810	9th	$1,214,201	$613,795,732