Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 66,100
1990: 103,272
2000: 97,478
Percent change, 1990–2000: -5.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 280th
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 258th
City Residents
1980: 43,765
1990: 49,417
2000: 49,321
2003 estimate: 48,618
Percent change, 1990–2000: -0.2%
U.S. rank in 1990: 511th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 404th (Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN combined; State rank: 2nd)
Density: 2,563 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 46,040
Black or African American: 426
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,357
Asian: 472
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 28
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 921
Other: 288
Percent of residents born in state: 63% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 2,910
Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,819
Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,924
Population 15 to 19 years old: 5,012
Population 20 to 24 years old: 8,174
Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,981
Population 35 to 44 years old: 6,657
Population 45 to 54 years old: 5,867
Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,747
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,394
Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,317
Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,768
Population 85 years and older: 751
Median age: 28.3 years
Births (2001, Grand Forks County) Total number: 788
Deaths (2001, Grand Forks County) Total number: 454
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,395
Median household income: $34,194
Total households: 19,658
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,390
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,438
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,055
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,153
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,436
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,463
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,564
$100,000 to $149,999: 706
$150,000 to $199,999: 230
$200,000 or more: 223
Percent of families below poverty level: 9.3% (64.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,442