Carson vs Leith

A side-by-side comparison of Carson and Leith: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carson has the higher population (260 vs 15 in Leith). Leith has the higher median household income ($47,000 vs $40,000 in Carson). Since 2019, Carson's population has grown faster (+9.2% vs -71.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Carson	Leith
Population	260	15
Median age	58.7 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$47,000
Median home value	$72,000	—
Median gross rent	$575	—
Housing units	243	14
Homeownership rate	77.8%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson	Leith
Population	238 → 260 (+9.2%)	53 → 15 (-71.7%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $40,000 (-1.2%)	$63,611 → $47,000 (-26.1%)
Median home value	$56,500 → $72,000 (+27.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$425 → $575 (+35.3%)	—

Carson

Population

238260

Median household income

$40,500$40,000

Median home value

$56,500$72,000

Median gross rent

$425$575

Leith

Population

5315

Median household income

$63,611$47,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson	Leith
Under 5	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.6%	26.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	4.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	33.3%
55 to 64	17.3%	20.0%
65 to 74	20.8%	13.3%
75 and over	15.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson	Leith
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	60.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	33.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson	Leith
No high school diploma	8.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	9.1%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson	Leith
Drove alone	82.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.8%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson	Leith
1-unit, detached	77.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carson	Leith
Poverty rate	24.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.60	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1960	1942