Garrison vs Max

A side-by-side comparison of Garrison and Max: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garrison has the higher population (1,456 vs 284 in Max). Max has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $68,646 in Garrison). Garrison has the higher median home value ($181,800 vs $140,600 in Max).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Max
Population	1,456	284
Median age	52.0 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,646	$73,750
Median home value	$181,800	$140,600
Median gross rent	$625	$625
Housing units	707	118
Homeownership rate	79.0%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Max
Population	1,623 → 1,456 (-10.3%)	316 → 284 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $68,646 (+29.0%)	$51,307 → $73,750 (+43.7%)
Median home value	$130,300 → $181,800 (+39.5%)	$98,300 → $140,600 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $625 (-8.8%)	—

Garrison

Population

1,6231,456

Median household income

$53,229$68,646

Median home value

$130,300$181,800

Median gross rent

$685$625

Max

Population

316284

Median household income

$51,307$73,750

Median home value

$98,300$140,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Max
Under 5	4.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	23.2%
18 to 24	2.3%	12.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	4.6%
35 to 44	7.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	18.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	5.3%
75 and over	23.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Max
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	3.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Max
No high school diploma	9.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Max
Drove alone	86.9%	54.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	18.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	10.7%
Other means	0.7%	14.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Max
1-unit, detached	73.4%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Max
Poverty rate	11.9%	3.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1967	1974