West Fargo

Population & Demographics

West Fargo, ND

West Fargo is home to 40,094 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,431 resident workers commute each day.

North DakotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
40,094
people
Population

40,094 residents

Median age 33.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Fargo population & demographics

Who lives in West Fargo — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
40,094
Median age
33.3yrs
Median household income
$90,665
Median home value
$321,900
Median gross rent
$1,111/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
42.1%
Poverty rate
8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in West Fargo

How West Fargo breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White83.1%
Black5.2%
Two or more races4.4%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Asian2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Some other race0.3%

Race across West Fargo

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across West Fargo.

West Fargo at a glance
Employed Residents
23,431
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
3.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fargo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Fargo proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How West Fargo commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

82 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

West Fargo

23,431 commutes, one dot at a time

West Fargo

Where 23,431 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in West Fargo, by worker count.

1Fargo3.8 mi14,811
2West Fargo0.0 mi4,343
3Moorhead6.9 mi974
4Bismarck183.9 mi363
5Grand Forks73.2 mi352
6Mapleton7.5 mi145
7Horace6.4 mi106
8Minot226.3 mi105

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Fargo.

1Fargo3.8 mi7,098
2West Fargo0.0 mi4,343
3Moorhead6.9 mi1,504
4Horace6.4 mi392
5Grand Forks73.2 mi253
6Bismarck183.9 mi200
7Jamestown85.5 mi149
8Minot226.3 mi141

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Fargo’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services14.9%
MFManufacturing11.3%
COConstruction10.1%
RTRetail Trade9.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.8%
FIFinance and Insurance6.8%
WSWholesale Trade5.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for West Fargo

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps95%
5 Gbps87%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in West Fargo

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