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Who lives in East Grand Forks?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 727 8.4%
5-9 years 629 7.3%
10-14 years 573 6.6%
15-17 years 305 3.5%
18-24 years 793 9.2%
25-34 years 1,251 14.5%
35-44 years 1,088 12.6%
45-54 years 1,003 11.6%
55-64 years 1,080 12.5%
65-74 years 544 6.3%
75-84 years 443 5.1%
85 years and older 199 2.3%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 4,298 49.8%
Female 4,337 50.2%
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White 7,844 90.8%
Of Color 791 9.2%
Black or African American 318 3.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander suppressed
Other suppressed
Two or more races 251 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino 534 6.2%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 7,908 100.0%
English only 7,479 94.6%
Language other than English 429 5.4%
Speaks English less than "very well" suppressed
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 8,614 100.0%
Population with a disability 1,469 17.1%
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Foreign-born residents suppressed
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 8,459 100.0%
Same residence 7,242 85.6%
Different residence in the U.S. 1,203 14.2%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's East Grand Forks's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 3,497 100.0%
Less than $35,000 1,214 34.7%
$35,000-$49,999 289 8.3%
$50,000-$74,999 622 17.8%
$75,000-$99,999 529 15.1%
$100,000 or more 843 24.1%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $60,453 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 8,635 100.0%
Less than $35,000 1,214 34.7%
With income below poverty 1,164 13.5%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 659 7.6%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 490 5.7%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 6,322 73.2%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 1,233 14.3%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 2,298 26.6%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 1,160 13.4%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 690 8.0%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) suppressed
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 1,431 16.6%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 1,199 13.9%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 881 10.2%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 8,614 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 423 4.9%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 3,737 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 240 6.4%
Occupied housing units 3,497 93.6%
Average household size 2.4
Owner-occupied 2,340 62.6%
Average household size 2.7
Renter-occupied 1,157 31.0%
Average household size 2.0
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 624 16.7%
1970-1999 1,830 49.0%
1940-1969 1,094 29.3%
1939 or earlier 189 5.1%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 3,497 100.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 1,983 56.7%
With children under 18 years 1,051 30.1%
Married-couple family households 1,559 44.6%
With children under 18 years 748 21.4%
Single-person family households 424 12.1%
With children under 18 years 303 8.7%
Nonfamily households 1,514 43.3%
Householder living alone 1,310 37.5%
65 years and over 522 14.9%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 1,055 30.2%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 892 25.5%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 1,794 51.3%
Moved in 2000-2009 812 23.2%
Moved in 1990-1999 475 13.6%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 416 11.9%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 3,436 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 1,083 31.5%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 2,293 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 425 18.5%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 1,143 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 658 57.6%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 1,157
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $724
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 318 9.1%
1 vehicle available 1,275 36.5%
2 vehicles available 1,242 35.5%
3 or more vehicles available 662 18.9%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 4,417 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 4,127 93.4%
Public transportation 61 1.4%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 229 5.2%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 4,265 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 992 23.3%
10-19 minutes 2,299 53.9%
20-29 minutes 549 12.9%
30 minutes or longer 425 10.0%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 5,608 100.0%
Less than high school 330 5.9%
High school diploma or GED 1,663 29.7%
Some college or associate’s degree 1,964 35.0%
Bachelor’s Degree 1,110 19.8%
Graduate or professional Degree 541 9.6%
High school graduate or higher 5,278 94.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 1,651 29.4%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 5,194 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 4,186 80.6%
Civilian labor force 4,336 100.0%
Unemployed 150 3.5%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 4,991 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 1,249 25.0%
Age 30 to 54 2,579 51.7%
Age 55 or older 1,162 23.3%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 1,292 25.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 1,382 27.7%
$40,000 or more per year 2,317 46.4%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 438 8.8%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 36 0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 136 2.7%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 62 1.2%
Construction 275 5.5%
Educational services 678 13.6%
Finance and insurance 137 2.7%
Health care and social assistance 918 18.4%
Information 56 1.1%
Management of companies and enterprises 30 0.6%
Manufacturing 445 8.9%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 36 0.7%
Other services (excluding public administration) 165 3.3%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 164 3.3%
Public administration 229 4.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing 53 1.1%
Retail trade 636 12.8%
Transportation and warehousing 179 3.6%
Utilities 19 0.4%
Wholesale trade 232 4.7%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 4,589 91.9%
Black or African American alone 182 3.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 92 1.8%
Asian alone 38 0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone suppressed
Two or more race groups 86 1.7%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 315 6.3%
High school or equivalent, no college 1,096 22.0%
Some college or associate degree 1,431 28.7%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 900 18.0%