West Fargo

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  2. West Fargo Statistics
  3. West Fargo Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Fargo Employment Information
  5. West Fargo Family Information
  6. West Fargo Education Information
  7. West Fargo Public Benefits Information
  8. West Fargo Criminal Information
  9. West Fargo Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. West Fargo Zip Codes


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West Fargo Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,940
  • Land Area (2000): 18.883 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.030 square kilometers
West Fargo Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 13,990 2002 14,752 2005 91,380
2000 14,672 2003 15,794 2006 19,462
2001 14,760 2004 16,445 2007 22,462

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Houses (2000): 5,968
West Fargo Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 14,560 99.51%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 72 0.49%

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West Fargo Employment Information Back to top
West Fargo Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 532 12.29%
2. Truck Transportation 232 5.36%
3. Finance and Insurance 216 4.99%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 194 4.48%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 171 3.95%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 171 3.95%
7. Metal Manufactuing 152 3.51%
8. Educational Services 135 3.12%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 135 3.12%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 130 3.00%
11. Repair and Maintenance 125 2.89%
12. Public Administration 119 2.75%
13. Food Manufacturing 110 2.54%
14. Health Care 105 2.43%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 93 2.15%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 89 2.06%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 81 1.87%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 79 1.83%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 76 1.76%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 69 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 681 16.47%
2. Finance and Insurance 527 12.75%
3. Educational Services 473 11.44%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 305 7.38%
5. Social Assistance 276 6.68%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 208 5.03%
7. Department and Other General Stores 193 4.67%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 153 3.70%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 122 2.95%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 98 2.37%
11. Construction 93 2.25%
12. Public Administration 90 2.18%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 71 1.72%
14. Food Manufacturing 60 1.45%
15. Truck Transportation 59 1.43%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 46 1.11%
17. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 44 1.06%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 43 1.04%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 41 0.99%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 40 0.97%

West Fargo Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 326 7.53%
2. Other Management Occupations 261 6.03%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 255 5.89%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 214 4.95%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 210 4.85%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 188 4.34%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 188 4.34%
8. Other Production Occupations 177 4.09%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 176 4.07%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 173 4.00%
11. Other Construction Trades 111 2.57%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 107 2.47%
13. Carpenters 104 2.40%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 97 2.24%
15. Engineers 91 2.10%
16. Other Office and Admin Support 85 1.96%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 80 1.85%
18. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 76 1.76%
19. Media and Communications Workers 73 1.69%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 66 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 362 8.76%
2. Secretaries and Admins 298 7.21%
3. Child Care Workers 244 5.90%
4. Cashiers 201 4.86%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 185 4.48%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 155 3.75%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 151 3.65%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 142 3.43%
9. Registered Nurses 132 3.19%
10. Other Management Occupations 116 2.81%
11. Customer Service Representatives 109 2.64%
12. Other Food Preparation and Servers 109 2.64%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 108 2.61%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 107 2.59%
15. Business Operations Specialists 106 2.56%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 98 2.37%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 88 2.13%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 82 1.98%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 81 1.96%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 79 1.91%

West Fargo Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,611 69.93%
15-35 hours 1,468 13.49%
1-14 hours 376 3.45%
No regular hours 1,429 13.13%

West Fargo Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 222 2.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM 173 2.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 346 4.27%
6 AM-6:29 AM 336 4.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 969 11.96%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,306 16.11%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,218 27.37%
8 AM-8:29 AM 678 8.37%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 257 3.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 251 3.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 187 2.31%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 120 1.48%
Noon-3:59 PM 492 6.07%
4 PM-11:59 PM 550 6.79%

West Fargo Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 480 5.92%
5-9 1,400 17.27%
10-14 2,321 28.64%
15-19 2,019 24.91%
20-24 1,034 12.76%
25-29 200 2.47%
30-34 261 3.22%
35-39 15 0.19%
40-44 27 0.33%
45-59 72 0.89%
60-89 175 2.16%
At least 90 101 1.25%

West Fargo Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 7,454 91.97%
30-44 0 0.00% 303 3.74%
45-59 0 0.00% 72 0.89%
At least 60 0 0.00% 276 3.41%

West Fargo Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 14 0.17%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 684 8.13%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,283 86.52%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 37 0.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 87 1.03%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 313 3.72%

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West Fargo Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,704 (14,632 people)
Families (2000): 4,088 (12,479 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,463
People at same address in 1995: 7,076
West Fargo Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 326 5.72%
$10,000-$14,999 286 5.01%
$15,000-$19,999 306 5.36%
$20,000-$24,999 386 6.77%
$25,000-$29,999 400 7.01%
$30,000-$34,999 391 6.85%
$35,000-$39,999 367 6.43%
$40,000-$44,999 416 7.29%
$45,000-$49,999 393 6.89%
$50,000-$59,999 732 12.83%
$60,000-$74,999 786 13.78%
$75,000-$99,999 558 9.78%
$100,000-$124,999 134 2.35%
$125,000-$149,999 104 1.82%
$150,000-$199,999 72 1.26%
$200,000 or more 47 0.82%

West Fargo Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,370 23.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,575 27.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 258 4.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 988 17.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 37 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,019 17.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 407 7.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 72 1.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 30 0.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

West Fargo Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,154 33.74%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,936 12.67%
Public Assistance 110 0.72%
Retirement 403 2.64%
Self Employment 922 6.04%
Social Security 767 5.02%
Supplemental Security 145 0.95%
Wage / Salary 5,001 32.74%
Other 838 5.49%

West Fargo Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,522 45.58%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,817 54.42%

West Fargo Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 471 8.60%
Color 1 Box Married 3,484 63.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,458 26.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 63 1.15%

West Fargo Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 582 10.21%
Color 1 Box Married 3,328 58.37%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,415 24.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 377 6.61%

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West Fargo Education Information Back to top
West Fargo Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 396 3.80%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 674 6.47%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,060 29.36%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,098 29.73%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,093 10.49%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,711 16.42%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 390 3.74%

West Fargo Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 133 0.89% 130 0.87% 263 1.76%
Kindergarten 268 1.79% 0 0.00% 268 1.79%
Grades 1-4 871 5.83% 41 0.27% 912 6.10%
Grades 5-8 1,018 6.81% 26 0.17% 1,044 6.99%
Grades 9-12 969 6.49% 25 0.17% 994 6.65%
Undergrad college 464 3.11% 66 0.44% 530 3.55%
Graduate or professional school 118 0.79% 0 0.00% 118 0.79%
Total 3,841 25.71% 288 1.93% 4,129 27.64%

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West Fargo Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Fargo Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 13,668 93.70%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 919 6.30%

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West Fargo Criminal Information Back to top
West Fargo Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.214 0.071 0.000 0.000 0.286 0.071 3.574 15.440 1.573 20.658
2000 0.136 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.136 0.068 2.658 13.904 1.022 17.653
2001 0.203 0.407 0.000 0.000 0.610 0.610 3.184 18.970 1.965 24.729
2002 0.475 0.136 0.000 0.000 0.610 0.271 7.118 23.929 1.762 33.080
2003 0.760 0.127 0.000 0.190 1.076 0.317 7.218 19.501 1.836 28.555
2004 0.486 0.182 0.000 0.061 0.730 0.122 4.074 15.202 1.703 20.979
2005 0.536 0.460 0.022 0.120 1.138 0.109 4.793 18.571 2.331 25.695
2006 0.617 0.154 0.000 0.051 0.822 0.154 3.751 14.079 1.336 19.166
2007 0.890 0.223 0.000 0.178 1.291 0.089 4.140 15.137 2.404 21.681

West Fargo Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 12 27
2005 12 28
2006 13 30
2007 13 32

West Fargo Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 293
2000 261
2001 374
2002 497

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West Fargo Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Fargo Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,328 15.58%
10-19 Years 2,480 16.60%
20-29 Years 2,031 13.59%
30-39 Years 2,638 17.66%
40-49 Years 2,541 17.01%
50-59 Years 1,498 10.03%
60-69 Years 731 4.89%
70-79 Years 461 3.09%
80-89 Years 201 1.35%
90+ Years 31 0.21%

West Fargo Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,371 49.34%
Color 1 Box Female 7,569 50.66%

West Fargo Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,312 95.80%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 211 1.41%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 156 1.04%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 151 1.01%
Color 1 Box African-American 59 0.39%
Color 2 Box Asian 41 0.27%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.02%

West Fargo Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 7,152 36.46%
2. Norwegian 5,938 30.27%
3. Irish 1,236 6.30%
4. Swedish 1,083 5.52%
5. French Non-Basque 780 3.98%
6. English 719 3.67%
7. Polish 390 1.99%
8. Russian 278 1.42%
9. Danish 249 1.27%
10. Italian 220 1.12%

West Fargo Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,141 96.56%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 134 0.98%
3. German 110 0.81%
4. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 58 0.43%
5. French 51 0.37%
6. Scandinavian 32 0.24%
7. Russian 31 0.23%
8. Chinese 22 0.16%
9. Serbo Croatian 7 0.05%
10. Arabic 7 0.05%

West Fargo Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,456 98.80%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 44 0.30%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 132 0.90%

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West Fargo Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
58078