Bottineau vs Westhope

A side-by-side comparison of Bottineau and Westhope: population, income, housing, and more.

Bottineau and Westhope are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bottineau has the higher population (2,063 vs 330 in Westhope). Bottineau has the higher median household income ($70,882 vs $54,643 in Westhope). Bottineau has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $105,000 in Westhope).

Population, income & housing

	Bottineau	Westhope
Population	2,063	330
Median age	35.9 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,882	$54,643
Median home value	$165,300	$105,000
Median gross rent	$770	—
Housing units	922	202
Homeownership rate	60.0%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bottineau	Westhope
Population	2,094 → 2,063 (-1.5%)	287 → 330 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$55,185 → $70,882 (+28.4%)	$56,563 → $54,643 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$135,700 → $165,300 (+21.8%)	$100,000 → $105,000 (+5.0%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $770 (+27.1%)	$425 → $345 (-18.8%)

Bottineau

Population

2,0942,063

Median household income

$55,185$70,882

Median home value

$135,700$165,300

Median gross rent

$606$770

Westhope

Population

287330

Median household income

$56,563$54,643

Median home value

$100,000$105,000

Median gross rent

$425$345

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bottineau	Westhope
Under 5	5.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	15.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	20.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.1%
75 and over	12.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bottineau	Westhope
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bottineau	Westhope
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	34.7%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bottineau	Westhope
Drove alone	78.9%	60.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	19.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	16.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	2.9%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bottineau	Westhope
1-unit, detached	60.7%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	5.4%
20 or more units	9.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Bottineau	Westhope
Poverty rate	11.7%	6.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	13	26
Median year structure built	1975	1961