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Grand Forks is a city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. Grand Forks is North Dakota's third largest city after Fargo and Bismarck. As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 53,230 The city is populated primarily by people of European descent; 93.35% of residents are white and the top ancestry groups are Norwegian and German . Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, forms the center of the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks or The Grand Cities. Grand Forks sits on the western banks of the Red River in an extremely flat region known as the Red River Valley. The forking of the Red River with the Red Lake River at Grand Forks is the origin of the city's name. Originally called Les Grandes Fourches by French fur traders, Grand Forks was founded in 1870 by steamboat captain Alexander Griggs and officially incorporated on February 22, 1881. Grand...more

The economy of Grand Forks is not dominated by any one industry or sector. While agriculture continues to play a role in the area's economy, the city of Grand Forks now has a relatively diverse economy that includes public and private employers in sectors such as education, defense, health care, manufacturing, and food processing. and Cirrus Design . Major food producers include J. R. Simplot Company and the state-owned North Dakota Mill and Elevator . Amazon.com and SEI Information Technologies both operate call centers in Grand Forks. Other large private employers in the city include Alerus Financial and Hugo's . The retail and service sector is also an important part of the economy. Depending on the relative strength of the Canadian dollar versus the American dollar, the Greater Grand Forks area attracts numbers of tourist shoppers from Manitoba and especially from Winnipeg. Grand Forks is a popular weekend destination for many Manitobans. Economic development The city...more

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Among the most common occupations in Grand Forks are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 20%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Grand Forks, North Dakota work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Grand Forks Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, customer service associate jobs, lpn jobs, physical therapy assistant jobs and postdoctoral fellow jobs.

The leading industries in Grand Forks, North Dakota are Educational, health and social services, 29%; Retail trade, 14%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Grand Forks job listings indicate that the following industries in Grand Forks are hiring the most workers: Mail Order Retailing, Automotive Parts Stores, Hospitals, Music Stores and Application Service Providers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Grand Forks, North Dakota is $26,138, and the median income of households in Grand Forks was $34,194.

Grand Forks has an unemployment rate of 4.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Grand Forks Trends data, the number of Grand Forks, North Dakota jobs has increased by 282% since November 2006.

Population of Grand Forks Total population 49,321 Male 50.49% Female 49.51% Median age 28.3     Grand Forks Housing Owner-occupied homes 50.7% Median cost of a home $96,300 Median mortgage payment $637 Renter-occupied homes 49.3% Vacant housing 5.6% Median monthly rent $477     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,703 Median for all female full-time $21,573     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 20% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 40% Currently married 45% Separated 1% Widowed 6% Divorced 8%     Race White 95% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 3%     Grand Forks Commute Carpool 9.3% Public transportation 1.1% Average travel time 13 minutes

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