Nelson County, North Dakota

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

Nelson County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,016	784,841	334,922,499	3031st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,193	$76,657	$80,734	1413th of 3,221
Median Age	50.1	35.9	38.9	220th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.4%	32.7%	35.7%	808th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$139,700	$249,900	$332,700	2393rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$582	$954	$1,413	3081st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.2%	10.8%	12.5%	2988th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	2.8%	5.2%	3113th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.1	11.4	n/a	2973rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	4.7%	14.1%	1554th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	405th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	62.9%	65.2%	1516th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	17.9	26.4	2620th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	8.1%	15.1%	1767th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.6%	n/a	n/a	1538th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.9%	45.8%	46.9%	717th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.1%	n/a	n/a	2412th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	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	15.9	32.5	61.4

Age in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	50.1	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.6%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.3%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	1,338	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.9%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.9%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.1%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.3%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.3%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,126	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.5%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.2%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.7%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,783	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.3%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.0%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.6%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,044	$2,468	n/a

Education in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.9%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.8%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.5%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.2%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.7%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Nelson County, North Dakota

Statistic	Nelson County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.2%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.6%	6.3%	16.7%

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