Steele County, North Dakota

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Steele County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,804	784,841	334,922,499	3136th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,500	$76,657	$80,734	698th of 3,221
Median Age	46.9	35.9	38.9	486th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.9%	32.7%	35.7%	843rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$130,700	$249,900	$332,700	2510th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$738	$954	$1,413	2541st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	10.8%	12.5%	1727th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	2.8%	5.2%	2378th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.5	11.4	n/a	3026th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	4.7%	14.1%	3176th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.9	n/a	n/a	79th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.8%	62.9%	65.2%	992nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.2	17.9	26.4	2817th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	8.1%	15.1%	746th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2567th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.7%	45.8%	46.9%	150th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.0%	n/a	n/a	2838th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	46.9	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.2%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.2%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.0%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	806	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	66.4%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.7%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	15.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,071	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.0%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.5%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.6%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.3%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,119	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.3%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.8%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.0%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.2%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.2%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,322	$2,468	n/a

Education in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.7%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.2%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.8%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.9%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.4%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.7%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Steele County, North Dakota

Statistic	Steele County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.9%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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