Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of East Grand Forks spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.56 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in East Grand Forks who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.78% of adults in East Grand Forks have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in East Grand Forks in 2022 was $34,821, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,284 for a family of four. However, East Grand Forks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
East Grand Forks is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Grand Forks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Grand Forks residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Grand Forks include Norwegian, German, Irish, Swedish, and French.
The most common language spoken in East Grand Forks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
