Flaxton vs Lignite

A side-by-side comparison of Flaxton and Lignite: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lignite has the higher population (166 vs 24 in Flaxton). Lignite has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $23,750 in Flaxton). Lignite has the higher median home value ($91,100 vs $38,500 in Flaxton).

Population, income & housing

	Flaxton	Lignite
Population	24	166
Median age	60.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,750	$98,125
Median home value	$38,500	$91,100
Median gross rent	—	$817
Housing units	85	76
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flaxton	Lignite
Population	134 → 24 (-82.1%)	203 → 166 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$84,167 → $23,750 (-71.8%)	$62,500 → $98,125 (+57.0%)
Median home value	$32,900 → $38,500 (+17.0%)	$111,200 → $91,100 (-18.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$594 → $817 (+37.5%)

Flaxton

Population

13424

Median household income

$84,167$23,750

Median home value

$32,900$38,500

Lignite

Population

203166

Median household income

$62,500$98,125

Median home value

$111,200$91,100

Median gross rent

$594$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flaxton	Lignite
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	8.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	29.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.5%
75 and over	45.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flaxton	Lignite
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flaxton	Lignite
No high school diploma	20.8%	4.3%
High school graduate	33.3%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flaxton	Lignite
Drove alone	100.0%	58.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	29.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flaxton	Lignite
1-unit, detached	76.5%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Flaxton	Lignite
Poverty rate	8.3%	4.8%
Average household size	1.26	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	—	11
Median year structure built	1948	1964