Mandaree vs Watford City

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

Mandaree 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 604 in Mandaree). Watford City has the higher median household income ($88,351 vs $64,063 in Mandaree). Watford City has the higher median home value ($385,100 vs $104,200 in Mandaree).

Population, income & housing

	Mandaree	Watford City
Population	604	6,016
Median age	10.1 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,063	$88,351
Median home value	$104,200	$385,100
Median gross rent	$747	$1,210
Housing units	299	3,683
Homeownership rate	16.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mandaree	Watford City
Population	544 → 604 (+11.0%)	6,912 → 6,016 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $64,063 (+86.4%)	$74,797 → $88,351 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $104,200 (+73.7%)	$236,400 → $385,100 (+62.9%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $747 (+61.3%)	$1,143 → $1,210 (+5.9%)

Mandaree

Population

544604

Median household income

$34,375$64,063

Median home value

$60,000$104,200

Median gross rent

$463$747

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)

	Mandaree	Watford City
Under 5	35.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	24.8%	20.1%
18 to 24	0.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	32.2%
35 to 44	6.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	6.1%	3.9%
65 to 74	4.3%	3.8%
75 and over	0.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mandaree	Watford City
White (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	67.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47.8%	3.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mandaree	Watford City
No high school diploma	23.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	20.0%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mandaree	Watford City
Drove alone	73.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	18.4%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mandaree	Watford City
1-unit, detached	53.8%	27.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	25.1%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	46.1%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Mandaree	Watford City
Poverty rate	52.3%	7.9%
Average household size	3.08	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1986	2013