People Facts Grand Forks North Dakota
      Population, 2003 estimate 48,618 633,837
      Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.5% -1.3%
      Population, 2000 49,321 642,200
      Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -0.5% 0.5%
      Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.9% 6.1%
      Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 21.4% 25.0%
      Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.8% 14.7%
      Female persons, percent, 2000 49.5% 50.1%
      White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 93.3% 92.4%
      Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 0.6%
      American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.8% 4.9%
      Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 0.6%
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% -
      Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.4%
      Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.4% 1.2%
      Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.9% 1.2%
      Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 41.0% 56.8%
      Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.3% 1.9%
      Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.2% 6.3%
      High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.3% 83.9%
      Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 30.3% 22.0%
      Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 13.3 15.8
       
      Housing units, 2000 20,838 289,677
      Homeownership rate, 2000 50.7% 66.6%
      Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $96,300 $74,400
       
      Households, 2000 19,677 257,152
      Persons per household, 2000 2.31 2.41
      Median household income, 1999 $34,194 $34,604
      Per capita money income, 1999 $18,395 $17,769
      Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.6% 11.9%
          Business Facts
      Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) D 8,618,382
      Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 889,197 6,702,134
      Retail sales per capita, 1997 $17,998 $10,457
      Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 88,444 684,930
      Total number of firms, 1997 3,972 55,266
      Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 3.8% 2.8%
      Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.2% 22.5%
          Geography Facts
      Land area, 2000 (square miles) 19 68,976
      Persons per square mile, 2000 2,563.0 9.3
      Counties Grand Forks County