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West Fargo, ND Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Fargo is $32,129, which is about the same as the state average of $30,894 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. West Fargo median household income is $69,104, which has grown by 55.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 60.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Fargo residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 16.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #96

West Fargo, ND	32,129 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Fargo, ND	36,325 USD
North Dakota	31,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Fargo, ND	40,981 USD
North Dakota	39,027 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Fargo, ND	30,635 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #43

West Fargo, ND	69,104 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Fargo, ND	81,282 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #199

West Fargo, ND	55.14%
North Dakota	60.61%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	West Fargo, ND		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.70%	$11,877, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.32%	$18,220, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.60%	$5,292, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.00%	$20,760, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Fargo, ND	80,054 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Fargo, ND	94,910 USD
North Dakota	90,140 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Fargo, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$69,883, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Black	$37,402, see rank	$29,012	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,043, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
Asian	$43,984, see rank	$44,537	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$50,833, see rank	$29,857	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Fargo, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$45,815, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$75,877, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,919, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$36,861, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	West Fargo, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	21,687, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	11,388, 52.51%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,434, 82.84%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	67, 0.59%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,367, 82.25%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,197, 98.19%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	170, 1.81%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,954, 17.16%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	10,299, 47.49%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,650, 74.28%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,650, 74.28%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,528, 98.41%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	122, 1.59%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,649, 25.72%, see rank	34.34%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	West Fargo, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,401, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,111, 86.04%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,312, 8.00%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	113, 0.69%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	185, 1.13%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	157, 0.96%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	523, 3.19%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Fargo, ND	16.3 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Fargo, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,725	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	9,197, 54.99%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,030, 32.95%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	624, 6.78%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,745, 18.97%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 0.37%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,057, 11.49%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,031, 22.08%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	7,528, 45.01%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,683, 48.92%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,432, 19.02%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,283, 30.33%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	130, 1.73%, see rank	4.20%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	West Fargo, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,725, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	199, 1.19%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	1,663, 9.94%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,588, 9.49%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	665, 3.98%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,164, 12.94%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	834, 4.99%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	313, 1.87%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,580, 9.45%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,323, 7.91%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,910, 23.38%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,227, 7.34%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	437, 2.61%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	822, 4.91%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	West Fargo, ND	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,470	8.72%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	498	6.60%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.