Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,090 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,513 (1.6%)
Area name: Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grand Forks County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.
Cities in this county include: Grand Forks
, Larimore
, Thompson
, Northwood
, Emerado
, Manvel
, Gilby
, Inkster
, Niagara
.
Neighboring
counties: Nelson County
, Marshall County, Minnesota
, Steele County
, Traill County
, Walsh County
, Polk County, Minnesota
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grand Forks County: Larimore
Country Club
(A),
Grace Town Hall
(B),
Brenna Town Hall
(C),
Avon Town Hall
(D),
Oakville Town Hall
(E),
Hegton Town Hall
(F),
Pleasant View Town Hall
(G),
Walle Town Hall
(H),
Chester Town Hall
(I),
Union Town Hall
(J),
Falconer Town Hall
(K),
Fairfield Town Hall
(L),
Inkster Town Hall
(M),
Lind Town Hall
(N),
Wheatfield Town Hall
(O),
Michigan Town Hall
(P),
Loretta Town Hall
(Q),
Americus Town Hall
(R),
Benton Town Hall
(S),
Blooming Town Hall
(T)
Churches in Grand Forks County include: Saint
Olaf Church
(A),
Holmes Church
(B),
Calvary Church
(C),
Bethania Church
(D),
Bethel Church
(E),
Evanger Church
(F),
Ascension Church
(G),
Rosendahl Church
(H),
Ost Valle Church
(I)
Cemeteries: West
Union Cemetery
(1),
Americus-Saint Olaf Cemetery
(2),
Evangelical United Brethren
(3),
Arvilla Cemetery
(4),
Saint Jordahlen Cemetery
(5),
Saint James Cemetery
(6),
Saint Andrews Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Lunby
Lake
(A),
Stewart Lake
(B),
Smith Lakes
(C),
Little Goose Lake
(D),
Kellys Slough Reservoir
(E),
Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds
(F)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Salt
Water Coulee
(A),
South Branch Forest River
(B),
Salt Coulee
(C),
South Marais River
(D),
Elm Coulee
(E),
Cole Creek
(F),
English Coulee
(G),
Fresh Water Coulee
(H),
Spring Creek
(I)
Parks in Grand Forks County include: Little
Goose National Wildlife Refuge
(1),
Turtle River State Park
(2),
Prairie Chicken State Game Management Area
(3),
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.5% | | North
Dakota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 11,022
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,103 (33% naturalized citizens)
| Grand
Forks County: |
3.2% | | Whole
state: |
1.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 944
- 1990
to 1994: 264
- 1985
to 1989: 140
- 1980
to 1984: 111
- 1975
to 1979: 126
- 1970
to 1974: 149
- 1970
to 1974: 83
- 1965
to 1969: 286
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Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,534
- One,
attached: 2,344
- Two:
1,095
- 3
or 4: 1,468
- 5
to 9: 1,193
- 10
to 19: 2,392
- 20
or more: 4,690
- Mobile
homes: 1,657
Housing units in Grand Forks County with a mortgage: 7,345 (911 second mortgage, 1,238 home equity loan, 81 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,197 Agriculture
in Grand Forks County
Average size of farms: 876 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $167833
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $226.31
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.91%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $145923
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $173016
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.81
Corn for grain: 29007 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 222335 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 111191 harvested acresGrand
Forks County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/11/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Food
(4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (18%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(30%)
- India
(10%)
- Germany
(8%)
- Mexico
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Philippines
(4%)
- Other
Northern Europe (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Grand Forks County:
|
- Norwegian
(32%)
- German
(26%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Polish
(4%)
- English
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (4%)
- Swedish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 28,120 (80%)
- Carpooled:
3,515 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 283 (1%)
- Subway
or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Taxi:
37 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
19 (0%)
- Bicycle:
150 (0%)
- Walked:
1,582 (5%)
- Other
means: 193 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,133 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Grand Forks County, North Dakota
- 3102
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 573
people in nursing homes
- 476
people in military barracks, etc.
- 97
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 54
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 39
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 31
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,567.
9.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,501 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.44% | | North
Dakota average: |
7.27% |
0.61% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,780 average AGI)
| Grand
Forks County: |
0.61% | | North
Dakota average: |
0.22% |
2.89% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($8,021 average AGI)
5.94% relocated from other states ($21,699 average AGI)
| Grand
Forks County: |
5.94% | | North
Dakota average: |
3.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Polk County, MN
|
0.81% ($24,358 average AGI) |
| from
Cass County, ND
|
0.54% ($27,440) |
| from
Walsh County, ND
|
0.31% ($25,750) |
| from
Ward County, ND
|
0.23% ($29,263) |
| from
Traill County, ND
|
0.21% ($27,510) |
| from
Burleigh County, ND
|
0.21% ($23,745) |
| from
Pembina County, ND
|
0.17% ($23,256) |
11.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,640 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.12% | | North
Dakota average: |
7.80% |
0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,181 average AGI)
| Grand
Forks County: |
0.47% | | North
Dakota average: |
0.16% |
2.66% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($6,870 average AGI)
7.99% relocated to other states ($23,588 average AGI)
| Grand
Forks County: |
7.99% | | North
Dakota average: |
4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cass County, ND
|
1.07% ($30,591 average AGI) |
| to
Polk County, MN
|
0.82% ($32,507) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
|
0.50% ($31,898) |
| to
Burleigh County, ND
|
0.29% ($24,466) |
| to
Traill County, ND
|
0.21% ($30,755) |
| to
Walsh County, ND
|
0.18% ($29,848) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.17% ($35,810) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0
Births
per 1000 population in Grand Forks County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Grand Forks County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Grand Forks County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,148 (6,216 aged, 932 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 61,702
- In
family households: 48,800 (12,521 male householders, 3,245 female householders)
12,821
spouses, 18,452 children (17,142 natural, 430 adopted, 880 stepchildren), 271 grandchildren, 323 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 226 other relatives, 830 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 12,902 (5,040 male householders (3,552 living alone)), 4,645 female householders (3,645 living alone)), 3,217 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,407 (631 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,674 2-persons, 3,708 3-persons, 3,387 4-persons, 1,446 5-persons, 425 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,197 1-person, 1,880 2-persons, 476 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 9 6-persons.
11,885 married couples with children.
3,298 single-parent households (663 men, 2,635 women).
93.9% of residents of Grand Forks County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 28% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $607,951,000 ($9364 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $272,283,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $109,148,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,391,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,783,000
Federal grants: $107,018,000
Federal procurement contracts: $150,610,000 ($130,954,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $157,001,000 ($125,433,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,829,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $52,223,000
Federal Government insurance: $371,279,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,472
| Here: |
68 per 1000 residents | | State: |
64 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,209
| Here: |
34 per 1000 residents | | State: | 48
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +757
| Here: |
+11 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,121
| Here: |
-47 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-29 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Grand Forks County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.66 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 701
- 1995
to 1998: 1,681
- 1990
to 1994: 1,569
- 1980
to 1989: 3,538
- 1970
to 1979: 6,929
- 1960
to 1969: 3,760
- 1950
to 1959: 3,473
- 1940
to 1949: 1,314
- 1939
or earlier: 4,408
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Grand Forks County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 60
- 3
rooms: 331
- 4
rooms: 1,243
- 5
rooms: 3,078
- 6
rooms: 2,328
- 7
rooms: 1,900
- 8
rooms: 1,963
- 9
or more rooms: 2,743
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Forks County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 485
- 2
rooms: 1,482
- 3
rooms: 2,522
- 4
rooms: 3,477
- 5
rooms: 1,994
- 6
rooms: 1,044
- 7
rooms: 456
- 8
rooms: 209
- 9
or more rooms: 111
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grand Forks County: |
- no
bedroom: 22
- 1
bedroom: 318
- 2
bedrooms: 3,040
- 3
bedrooms: 5,955
- 4
bedrooms: 3,377
- 5
or more bedrooms: 943
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Forks County: |
- no
bedroom: 588
- 1
bedroom: 3,694
- 2
bedrooms: 4,897
- 3
bedrooms: 2,079
- 4
bedrooms: 444
- 5
or more bedrooms: 78
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grand Forks County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 335
- 1
vehicle: 3,329
- 2
vehicles: 6,421
- 3
vehicles: 2,505
- 4
vehicles: 716
- 5
or more vehicles: 349
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grand Forks County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,406
- 1
vehicle: 5,410
- 2
vehicles: 3,988
- 3
vehicles: 738
- 4
vehicles: 168
- 5
or more vehicles: 70
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44% of Grand Forks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in North Dakota.
| Grand
Forks County: |
44.1% | | State
average: | 57.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 39926
- Northeast:
1723
- Midwest:
13730
- South:
3423
- West:
4234
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (61%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(54%)
- Utility
gas (32%)
- Other
fuel (5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 472
| Here: |
6.6% | | North
Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 103
| Here: |
2.7% | | North
Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 246
| Here: |
2.5% | | North
Dakota: | 10.5% |
Grand
Forks County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $2,110,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $1,386,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $4,481,000
Welfare - Other: $3,916,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,707,000
Police Protection: $2,663,000
Corrections - Other: $1,929,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,365,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,274,000
Financial Administration: $531,000
Parks & Recreation: $426,000
Central Staff Services: $318,000
Health Services - Other: $295,000
General Public Buildings: $265,000
General - Other: $213,000
Libraries: $212,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,171,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,069,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,273,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $8,636,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,059,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,925,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,588,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,624,000
Other, NEC: $6,630,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $766,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $617,000
General Revenue, NEC: $552,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $60,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,685,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,624,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,305,000
Public Welfare: $1,048,000
Highways: $681,000
General Support: $340,000
- Tax
- Property: $12,857,000
NEC: $46,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $9,843,000
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