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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fargo is $22,228, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fargo median household income is $45,417, which has grown by 52.66% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fargo residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 20.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #195

Fargo, OK	22,228 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fargo, OK	27,333 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fargo, OK	37,750 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fargo, OK	23,750 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #174

Fargo, OK	45,417 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fargo, OK	57,726 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #245

Fargo, OK	52.66%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fargo, OK		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.43%	$38,339, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.71%	$19,833, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.71%	$0, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.43%	$14,117, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fargo, OK	51,250 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fargo, OK	64,361 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fargo, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$45,000, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,667, see rank	$37,552	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fargo, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
25 to 44	$70,250, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,750, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$36,875, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fargo, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	287, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	159, 55.40%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	99, 62.26%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	99, 62.26%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	95, 95.96%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 4.04%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	60, 37.74%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	128, 44.60%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	58, 45.31%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	58, 45.31%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51, 87.93%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 12.07%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	70, 54.69%, see rank	43.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fargo, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	146, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	106, 72.60%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22, 15.07%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	11, 7.53%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 4.79%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fargo, OK	23.8 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fargo, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	146	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	95, 65.07%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16, 16.84%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10, 10.53%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 16.84%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 3.16%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 7.37%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 31.58%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	51, 34.93%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10, 19.61%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	16, 31.37%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23, 45.10%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 3.92%, see rank	4.96%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fargo, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	146, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	27, 18.49%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	5, 3.42%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13, 8.90%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 1.37%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	21, 14.38%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 2.74%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 6.16%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8, 5.48%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	20, 13.70%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 6.16%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	26, 17.81%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 1.37%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fargo, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	45	12.71%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8	8.00%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.