Alexander vs Watford City

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Watford City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watford City has the higher population (6,016 vs 268 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median household income ($135,179 vs $88,351 in Watford City). Watford City has the higher median home value ($385,100 vs $340,300 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Watford City
Population	268	6,016
Median age	25.3 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$135,179	$88,351
Median home value	$340,300	$385,100
Median gross rent	$1,396	$1,210
Housing units	127	3,683
Homeownership rate	79.8%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Watford City
Population	258 → 268 (+3.9%)	6,912 → 6,016 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$85,000 → $135,179 (+59.0%)	$74,797 → $88,351 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$261,800 → $340,300 (+30.0%)	$236,400 → $385,100 (+62.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,143 → $1,210 (+5.9%)

Alexander

Population

258268

Median household income

$85,000$135,179

Median home value

$261,800$340,300

Watford City

Population

6,9126,016

Median household income

$74,797$88,351

Median home value

$236,400$385,100

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Watford City
Under 5	6.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	21.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	19.4%	32.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	6.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	3.9%
65 to 74	1.9%	3.8%
75 and over	0.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Watford City
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	67.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Watford City
No high school diploma	11.7%	7.5%
High school graduate	39.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Watford City
Drove alone	81.8%	78.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.6%
Public transit	8.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Watford City
1-unit, detached	75.6%	27.8%
1-unit, attached	14.2%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	46.1%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Watford City
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	19
Median year structure built	1982	2013