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Grand Forks Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Grand Forks Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

58,692

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
13.4%
18 - 24:
22.7%
25 - 34:
16.9%
35 - 54:
18.8%
55 - 64:
9.0%
Over 65 Years:
13.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
17.3%
17.3%
95.5%
95.5%
39.0%
39.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Grand Forks
USA
$36,654
$36,654
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Grand Forks
USA
$59,079
$59,079
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Other
Construction
Finance
Public Service
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Arts
Administration
17.9%
17.9%
17.3%
17.3%
13.7%
13.7%
8.3%
8.3%
7.4%
7.4%
4.8%
4.8%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
80.7%
80.7%
4.9%
4.9%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
3.3%
3.3%
2.0%
2.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Norwegian
Irish
Swedish
English
French
Polish
Czech
Scottish
European
Italian
Scandinavian
Danish
French Canadian
Icelander
Russian
Dutch
African
Somalian
Scots-Irish
28.3%
28.3%
25.6%
25.6%
8.1%
8.1%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Native American languages
Arabic
Chinese
African languages
Korean
Langs. of India
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Scandinavian languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Persian
French
Slavic languages
Polish
Serbo-Croatian
Japanese
Hungarian
91.1%
91.1%
1.8%
1.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Grand Forks Residents

6.9%