Robinson vs Tappen

A side-by-side comparison of Robinson and Tappen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tappen has the higher population (264 vs 53 in Robinson). Robinson has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $50,682 in Tappen). Since 2019, Robinson's population has grown faster (+89.3% vs -5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Robinson	Tappen
Population	53	264
Median age	65.3 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$50,682
Median gross rent	—	$806
Housing units	49	125
Homeownership rate	86.7%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Robinson	Tappen
Population	28 → 53 (+89.3%)	280 → 264 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$36,042 → $58,750 (+63.0%)	$57,500 → $50,682 (-11.9%)
Median home value	—	$45,000 → $38,300 (-14.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$556 → $806 (+45.0%)

Robinson

Population

2853

Median household income

$36,042$58,750

Tappen

Population

280264

Median household income

$57,500$50,682

Median home value

$45,000$38,300

Median gross rent

$556$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Robinson	Tappen
Under 5	7.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	3.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	1.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	22.6%	4.2%
45 to 54	7.5%	18.9%
55 to 64	3.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	37.7%	7.6%
75 and over	15.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Robinson	Tappen
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
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	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Robinson	Tappen
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.2%
High school graduate	21.3%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Robinson	Tappen
Drove alone	53.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	46.2%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Robinson	Tappen
1-unit, detached	67.3%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Robinson	Tappen
Poverty rate	5.7%	12.9%
Average household size	1.77	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1974	1958