Casselton vs Harwood

A side-by-side comparison of Casselton and Harwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Casselton has the higher population (2,640 vs 775 in Harwood). Harwood has the higher median household income ($145,000 vs $68,472 in Casselton). Harwood has the higher median home value ($303,600 vs $297,500 in Casselton).

Population, income & housing

	Casselton	Harwood
Population	2,640	775
Median age	34.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,472	$145,000
Median home value	$297,500	$303,600
Median gross rent	$764	—
Housing units	1,170	254
Homeownership rate	61.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	46.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casselton	Harwood
Population	2,677 → 2,640 (-1.4%)	742 → 775 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$78,438 → $68,472 (-12.7%)	$106,250 → $145,000 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $297,500 (+47.8%)	$222,700 → $303,600 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $764 (+13.5%)	$1,354 → $1,347 (-0.5%)

Casselton

Population

2,6772,640

Median household income

$78,438$68,472

Median home value

$201,300$297,500

Median gross rent

$673$764

Harwood

Population

742775

Median household income

$106,250$145,000

Median home value

$222,700$303,600

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casselton	Harwood
Under 5	7.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.5%	25.4%
18 to 24	9.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	21.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.4%
75 and over	1.8%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casselton	Harwood
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casselton	Harwood
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	14.6%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casselton	Harwood
Drove alone	77.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.6%
Other means	3.1%	6.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casselton	Harwood
1-unit, detached	58.0%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Casselton	Harwood
Poverty rate	4.6%	0.6%
Average household size	2.33	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1979	1986