Grand Forks Demographics

PopulationGrand Forks city, North DakotaNorth Dakota
Total Population49,321642,200
Male50.5%49.9%
Female49.5%50.1%
18 years and over78.6%75.0%
65 years and over9.8%14.7%
Married Persons45.4%56.8%
Single Persons54.6%43.2%
Median Age28.336.2
Average Family Size2.963.00
Ethnicity
White94.6%93.4%
Black or African American1.2%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native3.5%5.5%
Asian1.3%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other0.8%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.9%1.2%
Housing CharacteristicsGrand Forks city, North DakotaNorth Dakota
Total Housing Units20,830289,677
Median Home Cost$96,300$74,400
Number of Households19,677257,152
Persons per Household2.312.41
Economic CharacteristicsGrand Forks city, North DakotaNorth Dakota
Median Household Income$34,194$34,604
Per Capita Income$18,395$17,769
In Labor Force71.0%67.5%
Families below poverty level9.3%8.3%
Education CharacteristicsGrand Forks city, North DakotaNorth Dakota
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment4,64573,725
High School Enrollment2,68841,564
College or Graduate School9,85847,003
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate23.8%27.9%
Associates Degree7.9%9.4%
Bachelor's Degree19.8%16.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree10.5%5.5%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census