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North Dakota · FIPS 38035

Grand Forks ZIP codes — Grand Forks County, North Dakota

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Grand Forks County is home to 72,764 residents with a median household income of $68,450 and a median home value of $244,200. 52.1% of households own their home and 13.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Grand Forks ZIP code? 16 ZIP code areas fall inside Grand Forks County, North Dakota, listed in full below.

Population
72,764Grand Forks County residents
Median household income
$68,450Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$244,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$971Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
52.1%Owner-occupied households

Grand Forks County, ND in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Grand Forks County is a small city in North Dakota, with 72,764 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 30.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Grand Forks County earn a median of $68,450 a year, 12.8% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Grand Forks County is valued at $244,200, 19.5% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $971 a month, 30.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,652 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

ZIP codes in Grand Forks County

ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Grand Forks County.

How to read this page

What these estimates cover.

Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cities and towns in North Dakota

Largest Census places in North Dakota by population.

Nearby counties

Other counties in North Dakota.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Grand Forks County?
Grand Forks County has 72,764 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the median household income in Grand Forks County?
Median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,450 a year, 12.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grand Forks County?
Median gross rent is $971 a month and the median home value is $244,200, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.
Is Grand Forks County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grand Forks County is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Grand Forks County data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.