Venturia vs Wishek

A side-by-side comparison of Venturia and Wishek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wishek has the higher population (922 vs 72 in Venturia). Wishek has the higher median home value ($103,300 vs $21,900 in Venturia). Since 2019, Venturia's population has grown faster (+242.9% vs -2.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Venturia	Wishek
Population	72	922
Median age	16.0 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,357
Median home value	$21,900	$103,300
Median gross rent	—	$712
Housing units	36	433
Homeownership rate	90.9%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Venturia	Wishek
Population	21 → 72 (+242.9%)	949 → 922 (-2.8%)
Median household income	—	$51,429 → $65,357 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $21,900 (+119.0%)	$70,000 → $103,300 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$549 → $712 (+29.7%)

Venturia

Population

2172

Median home value

$9,999$21,900

Wishek

Population

949922

Median household income

$51,429$65,357

Median home value

$70,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$549$712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Venturia	Wishek
Under 5	37.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	2.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.9%	7.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	16.8%
45 to 54	2.8%	7.3%
55 to 64	5.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.5%
75 and over	0.0%	23.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Venturia	Wishek
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Venturia	Wishek
No high school diploma	35.3%	16.8%
High school graduate	23.5%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Venturia	Wishek
Drove alone	20.0%	86.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	80.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Venturia	Wishek
1-unit, detached	77.8%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Venturia	Wishek
Poverty rate	83.3%	14.1%
Average household size	3.27	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	—	7
Median year structure built	1945	1962