Homelessness in Fargo
Homelessness affects approximately 760 people in Fargo Moorhead on any given night. The system that serves homeless people is designed to help facilitate a transition from a state of acute housing crisis to more independent, stable living.
Approximately 10% of people living in poverty will experience homelessness in any given year.
2000 Census Poverty statistics, Fargo
Fargo Homeless population
(From the Oct 2009 Wilder Study)
|
Total
|
763 |
| Average age: |
46 for men
32 for women |
| Under Age 18: |
17% |
| At Least H.S. Ed: |
82% |
| Veteran: |
47% of men
5% of women |
| Employed: |
41% |
|
Race
|
|
| American Indian: |
26% of total count
33% of unsheltered count |
| Black: |
6% |
| White: |
59% |
