New Rockford vs Sheyenne

A side-by-side comparison of New Rockford and Sheyenne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Rockford has the higher population (1,325 vs 217 in Sheyenne). New Rockford has the higher median household income ($47,969 vs $46,979 in Sheyenne). New Rockford has the higher median home value ($101,400 vs $58,200 in Sheyenne).

Population, income & housing

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
Population	1,325	217
Median age	45.8 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,969	$46,979
Median home value	$101,400	$58,200
Median gross rent	$584	$434
Housing units	779	167
Homeownership rate	62.4%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
Population	1,393 → 1,325 (-4.9%)	212 → 217 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$44,531 → $47,969 (+7.7%)	$61,250 → $46,979 (-23.3%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $101,400 (+21.4%)	$49,400 → $58,200 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $584 (-7.4%)	$456 → $434 (-4.8%)

New Rockford

Population

1,3931,325

Median household income

$44,531$47,969

Median home value

$83,500$101,400

Median gross rent

$631$584

Sheyenne

Population

212217

Median household income

$61,250$46,979

Median home value

$49,400$58,200

Median gross rent

$456$434

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
Under 5	5.7%	0.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	2.3%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	4.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	5.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	26.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	24.4%
75 and over	15.8%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	74.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	9.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	15.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	30.3%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
Drove alone	76.5%	89.5%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.5%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
1-unit, detached	67.5%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	17.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	New Rockford	Sheyenne
Poverty rate	10.8%	22.1%
Average household size	1.90	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	13	22
Median year structure built	1967	1963