Souris vs Willow City

A side-by-side comparison of Souris and Willow City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willow City has the higher population (126 vs 44 in Souris). Willow City has the higher median household income ($69,000 vs $47,000 in Souris). Since 2019, Willow City's population has grown faster (-13.1% vs -36.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Souris	Willow City
Population	44	126
Median age	57.5 yrs	63.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,000	$69,000
Median home value	—	$51,700
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	36	125
Homeownership rate	83.3%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Souris	Willow City
Population	69 → 44 (-36.2%)	145 → 126 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$52,321 → $47,000 (-10.2%)	$36,250 → $69,000 (+90.3%)
Median home value	—	$41,200 → $51,700 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$450 → $675 (+50.0%)

Souris

Population

6944

Median household income

$52,321$47,000

Willow City

Population

145126

Median household income

$36,250$69,000

Median home value

$41,200$51,700

Median gross rent

$450$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Souris	Willow City
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.1%	4.0%
18 to 24	2.3%	2.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	2.3%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.9%	4.8%
55 to 64	27.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	29.5%	25.4%
75 and over	2.3%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Souris	Willow City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Souris	Willow City
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	69.2%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Souris	Willow City
Drove alone	80.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	16.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Souris	Willow City
1-unit, detached	86.1%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Souris	Willow City
Poverty rate	15.9%	7.9%
Average household size	1.47	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1948	1961