Fargo, ND Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fargo	North Dakota	National
Income per capita	$51,854	$49,864	$44,883
Median household income	$87,039	$89,503	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$143,630	$111,897	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,846	$53,273	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,208	$60,637	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,125	$38,077	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.2%	11.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fargo is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fargo is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fargo is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fargo is 13% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,020 $87,039 $174,078

City

$59,662 $89,503 $179,006

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fargo median earnings by income bracket

Fargo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.3%	10.3%
Manufacturing sector	12.4%	12.4%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	5.3%
Wholesale & retail services	18.1%	18.1%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	5.1%
Education, health & social services	16.0%	16.0%
Other	28.2%	28.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Reile's Acres, ND	685	$249,490	206.8%
Brooktree Park, ND	223	$247,638	204.5%
Oxbow, ND	257	$239,538	194.5%
Horace, ND	2,928	$220,216	170.8%
Argusville, ND	604	$205,099	152.2%
Fargo, ND	128,361	$87,039	7.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lehigh Acres, FL	128,418	$75,857	6.7%
Athens, GA	128,427	$59,728	26.6%
Norman, OK	127,988	$85,337	4.9%
Berkeley, CA	127,519	$136,899	68.3%
Abilene, TX	129,386	$79,006	2.9%
Fargo, ND	128,361	$87,039	7.0%

Source: The Fargo, ND employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.