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Fargo, North Dakota

City in Cass County, North Dakota · ZIP 58102, 58103, 58104

  • Cass County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 29 public schools
  • 136,285 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 58,629Households
  • $66,029Median household income
  • $269,800Median home value
  • 29Public schools
  • 4ZIP codes

About Fargo

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Population, 2000 to 2020+39.1%
80k100k120k140k2000: 90,59920002010: 105,54920102020: 125,990202090,599125,990
Population of Fargo at each census
CensusPopulation
200090,599
2010105,549
2020125,990

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Fargo
Under $50k37.9%
$50k to $100k31.9%
$100k to $150k15.2%
$150k to $200k7.2%
$200k and over7.8%

Median household income $66,029 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Fargo
Owner occupied
25,884 units
Renter occupied
32,745 units
Vacancy rate
7.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Fargo compared with its county and state
Fargo compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureFargoCass CountyNorth Dakota
Population129,064189,286779,361
Median household income$66,029$75,023$75,949
Median age32.232.935.7
Median home value$269,800$284,700$241,100
Bachelor’s degree or higher43.2%43.3%32.3%
Foreign-born residents9.7%7.7%4.5%
Owner-occupied homes44.1%52.0%63.4%
Mean commute to work15.8 minutes17.5 minutes18.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Fargo29
Public schools in Fargo, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLPublicPre-KFARGO 1
BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5WEST FARGO 6
EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
ED CLAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
EXPLORER ACADEMYPublicK–8FARGO 1
FARGO K-8 VIRTUAL ACADEMYPublicK–8FARGO 1
HORACE MANN ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5WEST FARGO 6
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOLPublicK–5WEST FARGO 6
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5FARGO 1
WILLOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–5WEST FARGO 6
BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8FARGO 1
CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8FARGO 1
DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8FARGO 1
DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12FARGO 1
FARGO 9-12 VIRTUAL ACADEMYPublic9–12FARGO 1
FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12FARGO 1
NORTH HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12FARGO 1
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12FARGO 1

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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