Emmons County, North Dakota

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Emmons County, North Dakota is among the highest in the country for median age (147th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,254	784,841	334,922,499	3020th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,538	$76,657	$80,734	1465th of 3,221
Median Age	51.7	35.9	38.9	147th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.2%	32.7%	35.7%	1622nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,200	$249,900	$332,700	2730th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$568	$954	$1,413	3099th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.8%	12.5%	2631st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	2.8%	5.2%	2854th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	11.4	n/a	3049th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.7%	14.1%	2953rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	663rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.8%	62.9%	65.2%	669th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.3	17.9	26.4	2677th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.1%	8.1%	15.1%	422nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1409th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	45.8%	46.9%	948th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.7%	n/a	n/a	2731st 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 Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.1	32.5	61.4

Age in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	51.7	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.6%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	7.8%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.7%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	1,528	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.0%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.3%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.5%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.6%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	18.9%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,008	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.0%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.0%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.1%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,051	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.5%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.2%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,063	$2,468	n/a

Education in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.8%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.9%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.0%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.0%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.1%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.6%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Emmons County, North Dakota

Statistic	Emmons County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.6%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.4%	6.3%	16.7%

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