Golva vs Sentinel Butte

A side-by-side comparison of Golva and Sentinel Butte: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Golva has the higher population (98 vs 61 in Sentinel Butte). Golva has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $40,625 in Sentinel Butte). Since 2019, Golva's population has grown faster (+53.1% vs -44.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
Population	98	61
Median age	57.5 yrs	62.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$40,625
Median home value	$127,500	—
Median gross rent	$433	—
Housing units	52	40
Homeownership rate	65.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
Population	64 → 98 (+53.1%)	110 → 61 (-44.5%)
Median household income	$34,333 → $47,500 (+38.4%)	$63,250 → $40,625 (-35.8%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $127,500 (+10.9%)	$95,000 → $63,300 (-33.4%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $433 (-30.7%)	—

Golva

Population

6498

Median household income

$34,333$47,500

Median home value

$115,000$127,500

Median gross rent

$625$433

Sentinel Butte

Population

11061

Median household income

$63,250$40,625

Median home value

$95,000$63,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	11.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	52.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	23.0%
75 and over	4.1%	24.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
No high school diploma	2.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	51.2%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
Drove alone	90.0%	94.6%
Carpooled	1.4%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
1-unit, detached	59.6%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Golva	Sentinel Butte
Poverty rate	4.1%	3.3%
Average household size	3.06	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1984	1953