Grand Forks Demographics

Population Grand Forks U.S.
Total Population 49,321 281,421,920
Female 49.5% 50.9%
Male 50.5% 49.1%
18 years and over 78.6% 74.3%
65 years and over 9.8% 12.4%
Married Persons 46.2% 56.5%
Single Persons 53.8% 43.5%
Median Age 28.3 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 94.7% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.9% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8% 0.9%
Asian 1.0% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 0.6% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.9% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Grand Forks U.S.
Total Housing Units 20,830 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $96,300 $119,600
Number of Households 19,677 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.31 2.59
Economic Characteristics Grand Forks U.S.
Median Household Income $34,194 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,395 $21,587
In Labor Force 71.0% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 1,042 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Grand Forks U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 4,645 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 2,688 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 9,858 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 23.8% 28.6%
Associates Degree 7.9% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 19.8% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 10.5% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census