Inkster vs Northwood

A side-by-side comparison of Inkster and Northwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northwood has the higher population (941 vs 29 in Inkster). Northwood has the higher median home value ($200,500 vs $56,700 in Inkster). Since 2019, Northwood's population has grown faster (+32.0% vs +11.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Inkster	Northwood
Population	29	941
Median age	49.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,875
Median home value	$56,700	$200,500
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	17	434
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inkster	Northwood
Population	26 → 29 (+11.5%)	713 → 941 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $51,250 (-8.9%)	$57,727 → $76,875 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $56,700 (+3.1%)	$149,600 → $200,500 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$628 → $750 (+19.4%)

Inkster

Population

2629

Median household income

$56,250$51,250

Median home value

$55,000$56,700

Northwood

Population

713941

Median household income

$57,727$76,875

Median home value

$149,600$200,500

Median gross rent

$628$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Inkster	Northwood
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	6.9%	21.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	48.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	6.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	9.2%
75 and over	6.9%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inkster	Northwood
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	24.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Inkster	Northwood
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inkster	Northwood
Drove alone	63.2%	70.6%
Carpooled	21.1%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Inkster	Northwood
1-unit, detached	100.0%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Inkster	Northwood
Poverty rate	6.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	47	14
Median year structure built	1938	1966