Fargo, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

512

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.1

9.53% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.7%

45.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,990

2.65% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$82,700

Economy

The economy of Fargo, GA employs 226 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fargo, GA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (131 people), Finance & Insurance (21 people), and Manufacturing (16 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,375), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,689), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($73,689).

Employment

Occupations

226

2024 Value

± 154

−2.16%

1 Year decline

± 97.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fargo, GA declined at a rate of −2.16%, from 231 employees to 226 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fargo, GA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (113 people), Sales & Related Occupations (24 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (19 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fargo, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

226

2024 Value

± 154

−2.16%

1 Year decline

± 97.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fargo, GA declined at a rate of −2.16%, from 231 employees to 226 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fargo, GA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (131 people), Finance & Insurance (21 people), and Manufacturing (16 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fargo, GA, though some of these residents may live in Fargo, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,505

Median earning men ± $8,808

$41,136

Median earning women ± $90,851

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,762).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,406).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fargo, GA was $82,700 in 2024, which is 0.249 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,400 to $82,700, a 0.364% increase. The homeownership rate in Fargo, GA is 78.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fargo, GA have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fargo, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$82,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,179

$222

Median Property Taxes

±$139

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fargo, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fargo, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.2%

Homeownership

2024

50%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.2% of the housing units in Fargo, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fargo, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,990

Median Household Income

± $48,370

284

Number of Households

± 146

In 2024, the median household income of the 284 households in Fargo, GA grew to $72,990 from the previous year's value of $71,105.

The following chart displays the households in Fargo, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fargo, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (92%)
Worked At Home (5.31%)
Walked (2.21%)

In 2024, 92% of workers in Fargo, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.31%) and those who walked to work (2.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fargo, GA have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fargo, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fargo, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fargo, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fargo, GA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fargo, GA (116 out of 512 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fargo, GA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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