Population

Fargo's current population is 54,771 people with 22,754 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 8.1% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 6.8% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 30.4 which is below the state average of 38.5 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.11 persons. This area is not very family centric with 40.9% of the households being family households and with 20.5% having children in the home and 12.1% of the population being under 15 and an additional 28.6% being under 24. Another 25.9% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 19.0% between 45-64 years old leaving 14.4% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Fargo has a daytime employee population of 45,246 versus a permanent population of 54,771 meaning the daytime employee population is 82.6% of the permanent population living in the area and 66.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 35.6% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Fargo is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Fargo area are White 82.0%, Black 6.3%, Native American 2.3%, Asian 4.9%, 1.4% other races and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Fargo, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Fargo
		North Dakota
Latitude / Longitude:		46.877186, -96.789803
Radius		2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		54,771	783,161	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		52,303	674,025	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		56,536	785,937	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		58,512	823,864	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		8.1%	16.6%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.3%	1.0%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		30.4	38.5	38.8
Under 4 years old		4.3%	6.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		3.9%	5.9%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		4.0%	5.9%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		28.6%	13.3%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		25.9%	26.5%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		14,160	207,256	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		19.0%	24.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		10,409	188,255	83,512,738
65 years and over		14.4%	18.4%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		7,882	143,718	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		12.1%	17.8%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		6,646	139,693	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages