Griggs County, North Dakota

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Griggs County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (157th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,245	784,841	334,922,499	3102nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,711	$76,657	$80,734	1920th of 3,221
Median Age	51.5	35.9	38.9	157th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.0%	32.7%	35.7%	1111th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$119,300	$249,900	$332,700	2685th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$573	$954	$1,413	3095th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.7%	10.8%	12.5%	2033rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	2.8%	5.2%	3069th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.2	11.4	n/a	2965th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	4.7%	14.1%	2423rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.8	n/a	n/a	175th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.6%	62.9%	65.2%	1244th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.3	17.9	26.4	2993rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	8.1%	15.1%	2152nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1907th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	45.8%	46.9%	1920th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2032nd 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 Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	12.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	51.5	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.4%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.4%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.3%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.7%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	992	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	56.9%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.9%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.8%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.1%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,301	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.9%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.1%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.7%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.6%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.7%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,360	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.4%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.1%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.4%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,084	$2,468	n/a

Education in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	7.0%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.7%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.9%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.5%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.0%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.8%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Griggs County, North Dakota

Statistic	Griggs County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.0%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	6.3%	16.7%

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