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Language Spoken At Home in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 194,861 | 100% |
English only | 182,511 | 93.7% |
Language other than English | 12,350 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,308 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 3,355 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 630 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,263 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,243 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,260 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,239 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 2,472 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,196 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 209,177 | 100% |
American | 4,033 | 1.9% |
Arab | 1,154 | 0.6% |
Czech | 3,228 | 1.5% |
Danish | 2,779 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 2,290 | 1.1% |
English | 9,671 | 4.6% |
French (except Basque) | 8,626 | 4.1% |
French Canadian | 1,664 | 0.8% |
German | 86,777 | 41.5% |
Greek | 265 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 329 | 0.2% |
Irish | 17,977 | 8.6% |
Italian | 2,567 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 123 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 73,474 | 35.1% |
Polish | 6,340 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 416 | 0.2% |
Russian | 3,796 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,365 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 2,280 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 61 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,406 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 13,392 | 6.4% |
Swiss | 471 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 522 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 533 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 76 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 87,081 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 49,985 | 57.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,351 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 39,632 | 45.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,729 | 20.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,095 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,740 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,258 | 8.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,882 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 37,096 | 42.6% |
Householder living alone | 28,514 | 32.7% |
65 years and over | 7,304 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 25,275 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,346 | 17.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 200,184 | 100% |
Householder | 87,081 | 43.5% |
Spouse | 39,592 | 19.8% |
Child | 53,546 | 26.7% |
Other relatives | 4,809 | 2.4% |
Nonrelatives | 15,156 | 7.6% |
Unmarried partner | 5,829 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 84,914 | 100% |
Never married | 33,996 | 40.0% |
Now married, except separated | 41,736 | 49.2% |
Separated | 522 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 1,559 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 7,101 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 85,122 | 100% |
Never married | 29,149 | 34.2% |
Now married, except separated | 40,931 | 48.1% |
Separated | 679 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 6,377 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 7,986 | 9.4% |
Fertility in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,299 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,003 | 30.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,632 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 724 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 101 | 6.2% |
1 or 2 years | 164 | 10.0% |
3 or 4 years | 234 | 14.3% |
5 or more years | 225 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 724 | 100% |
Who are female | 467 | 64.5% |
Who are married | 495 | 68.4% |
School Enrollment in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 63,280 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,322 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 2,806 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,026 | 30.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,232 | 14.6% |
College or graduate school | 28,894 | 45.7% |
Educational Attainment in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 128,318 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,246 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,154 | 3.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,800 | 23.2% |
Some college, no degree | 30,456 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 15,524 | 12.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 31,859 | 24.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,279 | 10.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.2% |
Veteran Status in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 162,497 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,053 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 207,046 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,217 | 8.3% |
Under 18 years | 46,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,112 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 140,011 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,547 | 6.8% |
65 years and over | 20,874 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,558 | 31.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 206,590 | 100% |
Same house | 163,049 | 78.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 42,335 | 20.5% |
Same county | 23,033 | 11.1% |
Different county | 19,302 | 9.3% |
Same state | 6,371 | 3.1% |
Different state | 12,931 | 6.3% |
Abroad | 1,206 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 209,177 | 100% |
Native | 199,818 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 198,629 | 95.0% |
State of residence | 112,517 | 53.8% |
Different state | 86,112 | 41.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,189 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 9,359 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,359 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,360 | 35.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,999 | 64.1% |
Year of Entry in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 10,548 | 100% |
Native | 1,189 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,184 | 99.6% |
Foreign born | 9,359 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 747 | 8.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,612 | 92.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fargo
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,359 | 100% |
Europe | 1,622 | 17.3% |
Asia | 4,015 | 42.9% |
Africa | 2,576 | 27.5% |
Oceania | 59 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 570 | 6.1% |
Northern America | 517 | 5.5% |