Wishek vs Zeeland

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

Wishek and Zeeland 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 76 in Zeeland). Wishek has the higher median home value ($103,300 vs $23,600 in Zeeland). Since 2019, Wishek's population has grown faster (-2.8% vs -12.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Wishek	Zeeland
Population	922	76
Median age	50.4 yrs	66.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,357	—
Median home value	$103,300	$23,600
Median gross rent	$712	—
Housing units	433	106
Homeownership rate	80.1%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wishek	Zeeland
Population	949 → 922 (-2.8%)	87 → 76 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$51,429 → $65,357 (+27.1%)	$24,375 → $80,288 (+229.4%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $103,300 (+47.6%)	$17,700 → $23,600 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $712 (+29.7%)	—

Wishek

Population

949922

Median household income

$51,429$65,357

Median home value

$70,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$549$712

Zeeland

Population

8776

Median household income

$24,375$80,288

Median home value

$17,700$23,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wishek	Zeeland
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	5.3%
18 to 24	2.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	7.3%	5.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	3.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	40.8%
75 and over	23.8%	31.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wishek	Zeeland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wishek	Zeeland
No high school diploma	16.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	33.9%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wishek	Zeeland
Drove alone	86.0%	89.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wishek	Zeeland
1-unit, detached	86.4%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Wishek	Zeeland
Poverty rate	14.1%	25.0%
Average household size	2.27	1.27
Mean commute (minutes)	7	14
Median year structure built	1962	1955