Benson County, North Dakota

Interactive maps and statistics for Benson County, North Dakota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Dakota and the United States.

Benson County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,808	784,841	334,922,499	2826th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,033	$76,657	$80,734	1704th of 3,221
Median Age	32.6	35.9	38.9	3098th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.9%	32.7%	35.7%	1668th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,000	$249,900	$332,700	3091st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$588	$954	$1,413	3071st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.6%	10.8%	12.5%	213th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	2.8%	5.2%	2328th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.2	11.4	n/a	2890th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.7%	14.1%	2288th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	62.2	n/a	n/a	3055th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.1%	62.9%	65.2%	1852nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.1	17.9	26.4	3007th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.7%	8.1%	15.1%	2749th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1308th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.0%	45.8%	46.9%	2912th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.9%	n/a	n/a	2434th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	32.6	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	33.5%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.5%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	2,025	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.3	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.1%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.9%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	43.9%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,991	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.4%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.6%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.6%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.0%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.5%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,536	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.1%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.1%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.9%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.2%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$817	$2,468	n/a

Education in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	12.4%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.4%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.4%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.0%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.4%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.0%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.6%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Benson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Benson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.7%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.9%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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