County profile
Grand Forks County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#655 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
31,719
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,903
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
74,501
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.2%
Median HH income
$68.1k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
38.0%±2.2%
Poverty rate
13.2%±1.2%
Business applications
628 · 2025
Retail establishments
269
36.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Alerus Financial CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care32%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing12%
Construction9%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
74,501
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $66.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,146
International migration+2,109
Natural change+1,437
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.3B2019
$4.3B2020
$4.5B2021
$5.0B2022
$5.5B2023
$5.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$252.7k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$992/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
7.7%±1.4%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$35.4M
186 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
57.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Ice storm 92Hail 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4392016
4462017
4472018
4522019
4592020
4792021
5252022
5452023
5662024
5962025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 11% since 20211682021
1202022
1102023
1822024
1862025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.9 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
309.4 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
21.1 km
GRAND FORKS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Grand Forks?
Grand Forks's economy produced $5.9B in 2024, growing 7.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.