Cass County · North Dakota
Fargo, ND demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner.
Quick answer
Fargo, ND has a population of 133,188 and a median household income of $68,116 — about $5,676 a month before tax. That ranks 50 of 94 covered metros by income and 85 of 94 by population.
Population
133,188
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$68,116
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7.5%
North Dakota + local
Income rank
#50
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Fargo household at the median income of $68,116 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,277 a year in sales tax at 7.5%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and North Dakota exempts or discounts several categories. North Dakota caps local tax per transaction through a refund program, so large purchases in Fargo can claim back local tax above the cap.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Fargo-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner rate tables · rates as published for 2026