Sargent County, North Dakota

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Sargent County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,804	784,841	334,922,499	2978th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,946	$76,657	$80,734	675th of 3,221
Median Age	44.9	35.9	38.9	761st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.2%	32.7%	35.7%	2326th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$163,200	$249,900	$332,700	1958th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$816	$954	$1,413	1991st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.9%	10.8%	12.5%	3026th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.8%	2.8%	5.2%	3148th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.4	11.4	n/a	2879th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	4.7%	14.1%	1199th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	481st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	62.9%	65.2%	1941st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.2	17.9	26.4	3000th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	8.1%	15.1%	2462nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2448th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.4%	45.8%	46.9%	1783rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.1%	n/a	n/a	828th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.9	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.9%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	1,751	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.6%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.2%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.1%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,355	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.8%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.0%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.9%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.2%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.4%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,996	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.4%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.9%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,828	$2,468	n/a

Education in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.7%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.7%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.8%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Sargent County, North Dakota

Statistic	Sargent County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.0%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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