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56721

East Grand Forks, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,679
Median household income
$82,525
People below poverty
10.8%
Median home value
$259,300

Income

The median income of households in 56721 was $82,525. An estimated 7.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6.5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.8
$50,000 to $74,999 13.2
$75,000 to $99,999 14
$100,000 to $149,999 21.4
$150,000 to $199,999 12.6
$200,000 or more 6.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 67394
Female 52500

An estimated 79.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 29% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,500. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.7
Social Security 29
Retirement income 16.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 5.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 13
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.3

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 56721 in 2020-2024, 94.1% had health insurance coverage and 5.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.2% and public coverage was 34.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.7%.


In 2020-2024, 56721 had a total population of 10,679 - 5,189 (48.6%) females and 5,490 (51.4%) males. The median age was 36.5 years. An estimated 27.9% of the population was under 18 years, 31.9% was 19 to 44 years, 23.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 56721 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 392 313
5 to 9 522 291
10 to 14 496 477
15 to 19 454 367
20 to 24 221 314
25 to 29 288 243
30 to 34 403 332
35 to 39 440 396
40 to 44 333 438
45 to 49 388 282
50 to 54 341 255
55 to 59 260 245
60 to 64 268 464
65 to 69 322 257
70 to 74 143 189
75 to 79 121 119
80 to 84 42 101
85 and over 56 106

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80.8% were White; 3.2% were Black or African American; 4.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.3% of the people in 56721 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 79.1% of the people in 56721 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,067 households in 56721. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.9% of the households in 56721 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.1% of all households, while 15.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.9% of all households.

In 56721, 34.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.9
Cohabiting Couples 3.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.7% of males and 54.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34 29.7
Now married, except separated 58.7 54.8
Separated 0 0.9
Widowed 2.2 5.8
Divorced 5.1 8.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 56721, 75 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 56721 were U.S. natives. 27.3% of the 56721 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 56721 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 50.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 56721 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 56721.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 35.9
Asia 24.1
Europe 11.1
Africa 28.1
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 56721 in 2020-2024, 4.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 56721 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.6
Different house, same county 2.2
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 6.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 56721 was 2,973 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 187 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,219. College or graduate school enrollment was 567.

Educational Attainment of People in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 24.3
Some college, no degree 28.5
Associate's degree 16.1
Bachelor's degree 18.5
Graduate or professional degree 7.9

Disability

In 56721, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.5% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 56721, 68.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,381 78.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 855 15.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 331 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 56721 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.9
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 8.3
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 13.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.9
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 56721 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,985 35.6
Service occupations 989 17.8
Sales and office occupations 1,136 20.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 752 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 708 12.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.5% of 56721 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 4.2
Other means 2
Worked from home 5.9

In 2020-2024, 56721 had a total of 4,324 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 26.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.7
Mobile homes 3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

6.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 56721 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 62.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 56721 had 4,067 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 257 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.2% while renters occupied 27.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.8 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.3% and another 27% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 56721:

House Heating Fuel Used in 56721 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 68.6
Electricity 28
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 56721 was $259,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.4 % had a mortgage. 33.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,734 and for owners without a mortgage it was $681.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 56721 was $890. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.