Carson vs New Leipzig

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

Carson and New Leipzig 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 215 in New Leipzig). New Leipzig has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $40,000 in Carson). New Leipzig has the higher median home value ($80,000 vs $72,000 in Carson).

Population, income & housing

	Carson	New Leipzig
Population	260	215
Median age	58.7 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$51,667
Median home value	$72,000	$80,000
Median gross rent	$575	$840
Housing units	243	140
Homeownership rate	77.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson	New Leipzig
Population	238 → 260 (+9.2%)	205 → 215 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $40,000 (-1.2%)	$46,667 → $51,667 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$56,500 → $72,000 (+27.4%)	$66,000 → $80,000 (+21.2%)
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

New Leipzig

Population

205215

Median household income

$46,667$51,667

Median home value

$66,000$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson	New Leipzig
Under 5	2.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	3.3%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	4.2%	8.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	17.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	20.8%	21.9%
75 and over	15.0%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson	New Leipzig
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson	New Leipzig
No high school diploma	8.1%	7.9%
High school graduate	43.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson	New Leipzig
Drove alone	82.0%	88.9%
Carpooled	0.8%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	1.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson	New Leipzig
1-unit, detached	77.4%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Carson	New Leipzig
Poverty rate	24.2%	20.9%
Average household size	1.60	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	10
Median year structure built	1960	1959