Towner County, North Dakota

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

Towner County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,079	784,841	334,922,499	3115th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,350	$76,657	$80,734	1400th of 3,221
Median Age	48.9	35.9	38.9	293rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.5%	32.7%	35.7%	1431st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$134,800	$249,900	$332,700	2460th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$757	$954	$1,413	2438th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	10.8%	12.5%	2760th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.7%	2.8%	5.2%	3157th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.0	11.4	n/a	3068th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	4.7%	14.1%	1670th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	818th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.8%	62.9%	65.2%	824th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.5	17.9	26.4	2976th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	8.1%	15.1%	2290th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.3%	n/a	n/a	834th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.4%	45.8%	46.9%	1158th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.1%	n/a	n/a	2411th 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 Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	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	29.9	32.5	61.4

Age in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	48.9	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.7%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	5.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.4%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.0%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	989	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.5%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.4%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.1%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.0%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,318	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.7%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,255	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.5%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.9%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.2%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.2%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.4%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,182	$2,468	n/a

Education in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	9.0%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.2%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.4%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.1%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.2%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.4%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.7%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Towner County, North Dakota

Statistic	Towner County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.6%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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