Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Fargo really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Fargo is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Fargo more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Fargo’s character and quality of life.
Not only is Fargo a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Fargo a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.05 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Fargo ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fargo, 42.39% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Fargo in 2022 was $41,263, which is upper middle income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,052 for a family of four. However, Fargo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fargo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fargo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fargo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fargo include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Fargo is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.
