Fredonia vs Napoleon

A side-by-side comparison of Fredonia and Napoleon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Napoleon has the higher population (768 vs 41 in Fredonia). Napoleon has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $56,900 in Fredonia). Since 2019, Fredonia's population has grown faster (+13.9% vs -9.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fredonia	Napoleon
Population	41	768
Median age	57.5 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,068
Median home value	$56,900	$85,000
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	31	418
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredonia	Napoleon
Population	36 → 41 (+13.9%)	850 → 768 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $61,250 (+40.0%)	$58,438 → $68,068 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $56,900 (-18.7%)	$94,300 → $85,000 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $850 (+9.7%)

Fredonia

Population

3641

Median household income

$43,750$61,250

Median home value

$70,000$56,900

Napoleon

Population

850768

Median household income

$58,438$68,068

Median home value

$94,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$775$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredonia	Napoleon
Under 5	19.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	9.8%	14.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.5%
35 to 44	7.3%	6.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	34.1%	12.0%
75 and over	0.0%	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredonia	Napoleon
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	97.3%
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	7.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredonia	Napoleon
No high school diploma	6.9%	14.5%
High school graduate	58.6%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredonia	Napoleon
Drove alone	40.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	35.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredonia	Napoleon
1-unit, detached	80.6%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Fredonia	Napoleon
Poverty rate	12.2%	14.5%
Average household size	1.95	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	11
Median year structure built	1954	1963