Demographics
Total Population Estimates
Area census data
| Location |
2000 |
2010 |
| Fargo |
90,599 |
105,549 |
| Cass County |
123,138 |
149,778 |
| North Dakota |
642,200 |
672,591 |
| United States |
281,421,906 |
308,735,538 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau |
Demographic Breakdown
2000 Age Demographic Data
2000 age demographic information
| Age Group |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
United States |
| Under 5 years |
5,763 (6.4%) |
8,130 (6.6%) |
39,400 (6.1%) |
19,175,798 (6.8%) |
| 5-19 years |
17,283 (19.0%) |
25,435 (20.7%) |
144,064 (22.4%) |
61,297,467 (21.8%) |
| 20-24 years |
13,477 (14.9%) |
14,950 (12.1%) |
50,503 (7.9%) |
18,964,001 (6.7%) |
| 25-44 years |
28,195 (31.1%) |
38,568 (31.3%) |
174,891 (27.3%) |
85,040,251 (30.2%) |
| 45-64 years |
16,761 (18.5%) |
24,154 (19.5%) |
138,864 (21.6%) |
61,952,636 (22.0%) |
| 65-84 years |
7,703 (8.5%) |
10,172 (8.2%) |
79,752 (12.4%) |
30,752,166 (10.9%) |
| 85 years and over |
1,417 (1.6%) |
1,729 (1.4%) |
14,726 (2.3%) |
4,239,587 (1.5%) |
| 2010 age data not available as of April 2011 |
2010 Racial Demographic Data
Demographic racial breakdown comparison
| Race |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
United States |
| White |
95,205 (90.2%) |
137,308 (91.6%) |
605,449 (90.0%) |
N/A |
| Black or African American |
922 (1.0%) |
996 (0.8%) |
3,916 (0.6%) |
34,658,190 (12.3%) |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,119 (1.2%) |
1,325 (1.1%) |
31,329( 4.9%) |
2,475,956 (0.9%) |
| Asian |
1,482 (1.6%) |
1,551 (1.3%) |
3,606 (0.6%) |
10,242,998 (3.6%) |
| Some other race |
440( 0.4%) |
573 (0.4%) |
2,770( 0.4%) |
15,757,908 (5.6%) |
| One race |
103,343 (97.9%) |
146,794 (98.0%) |
660,738 (98.2%) |
N/A |
| Two or more races |
1,315 (1.5%) |
1,587 (1.3%) |
7,398 (1.2%) |
6,826,228 (2.4%) |
2010 Ethnicity Demographic Data
Demographic ethnicity data
| Ethnicity |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
United States |
| 2010 |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
United States |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
2,308 (2.2%) |
3,015 (2.0%) |
N/A |
N/A |
2000 Language Demographic Data
Lanugage demographic information
| Language |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
Unites States |
| Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) |
5,371 (6.3%) |
6,316 (5.5%) |
37,976 (6.3%) |
46,951,595 (17.9%) |
Median Family Income
Median family income
| Locale |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
FY 2008 |
FY 2009 |
FY 2010 |
| Fargo-Moorhead |
$65,100 |
$64,100 |
$66,400 |
$69,300 |
$68,100 |
| North Dakota |
$57,000 |
$56,100 |
$58,200 |
$60,700 |
$61,500 |
| United States |
$59,600 |
$59,000 |
$61,500 |
$64,000 |
$64,400 |
Birth Rate (per 1,000)
Birth rate per 1,000
| Year |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
United States |
| 2002 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
12.1 |
13.9 |
| 2003 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
12.4 |
14.1 |
| 2004 |
14.7 |
14.5 |
12.7 |
14.0 |
| 2005 |
10.98 |
15.7 |
13.1 |
14.2 |
| 2006 |
11.0 |
16.3 |
13.4 |
14.2 |
| 2007 |
15.2 |
16.7 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
| 2008 |
16.0 |
17.7 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
| 2009 |
16.4 |
17.6 |
17.0 |
N/A |
Death Rate (per 100,000)
Death rate per 100,000
| Year |
Fargo |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
United States |
| 2003 |
745.0 |
769.2 |
942.2 |
832.7 |
| 2004 |
679.9 |
659.7 |
865.1 |
816.5 |
| 2005 |
488.07 |
602.58 |
891.2 |
N/A |
| 2006 |
497.0 |
627.8 |
910.3 |
N/A |
| 2007 |
699.8 |
642.4 |
861.6 |
776.5 |
| 2008 |
698.7 |
677.3 |
908.7 |
813.3 |
| 2009 |
730.7 |
696.8 |
912.5 |
N/A |
NA = Data not available in April 2011.
Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau216 217, North Dakota Department of Health 2, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3 4 5 6 7 8 9 24 25 26 27 28 29
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