Ward County, North Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	68,973	784,841	334,922,499	795th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,238	$76,657	$80,734	658th of 3,221
Median Age	33.6	35.9	38.9	3052nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.6%	32.7%	35.7%	795th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$267,100	$249,900	$332,700	802nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,048	$954	$1,413	850th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.6%	10.8%	12.5%	2739th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	2.8%	5.2%	2192nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	34.3	11.4	n/a	1890th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	4.7%	14.1%	1290th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	890th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.8%	62.9%	65.2%	2984th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.3	17.9	26.4	2678th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.7%	8.1%	15.1%	2485th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1679th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.8%	45.8%	46.9%	1898th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.3%	n/a	n/a	629th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	33.6	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.5%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.8%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.0%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.0%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	28,568	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.8%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.2%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,089	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.2%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.3%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.6%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.6%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	32,487	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.5%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.3%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.1%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.2%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,859	$2,468	n/a

Education in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.5%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.7%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.7%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Ward County, North Dakota

Statistic	Ward County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.4%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.5%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	6.3%	16.7%

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