Fargo

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#824

Global Rank

2.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
291K
GDP
$21B
GDP per capita
$70,637
Land area
5,819 km² (2,247 mi²)
Density
50/km² (129/mi²)

Primary city Fargo

State / province North Dakota

Language English

Fargo metro area

46.88, -96.79
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Baseball • American Association of Professional Baseball

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

Fargo

Other College Teams1 team

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Fargo, ND-MN, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003504001990200020102020

One year
One year +4.2%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +21.6%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +74.6%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −7.3%
2007Q4 to 2012Q1

Languages of Fargo

English first in North Dakota.

LanguageShare
English93.3%
Spanish2.3%
German0.6%
Tagalog0.4%
French0.3%
English reach, North Dakota
99%
Tier 1 census

North Dakota on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Fargo

#146 by artist origin · combined 10.4 (US 2.8 / UK 2.1) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Bobby Vee

Number-one singles by Fargo artists1

Screen of Fargo

#723 by film pedigree · score 1.1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Charlie Korsmo

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1073

North Dakota State University

Fargo, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Hector International

Fargo • 4 - Regional