Garrison vs Wilton

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

Garrison and Wilton 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 582 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $68,646 in Garrison). Wilton has the higher median home value ($206,100 vs $181,800 in Garrison).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Wilton
Population	1,456	582
Median age	52.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,646	$83,750
Median home value	$181,800	$206,100
Median gross rent	$625	$838
Housing units	707	297
Homeownership rate	79.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Wilton
Population	1,623 → 1,456 (-10.3%)	808 → 582 (-28.0%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $68,646 (+29.0%)	$66,458 → $83,750 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$130,300 → $181,800 (+39.5%)	$173,100 → $206,100 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $625 (-8.8%)	$458 → $838 (+83.0%)

Garrison

Population

1,6231,456

Median household income

$53,229$68,646

Median home value

$130,300$181,800

Median gross rent

$685$625

Wilton

Population

808582

Median household income

$66,458$83,750

Median home value

$173,100$206,100

Median gross rent

$458$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Wilton
Under 5	4.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	2.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.3%
75 and over	23.5%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	1.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Wilton
No high school diploma	9.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	36.4%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Wilton
Drove alone	86.9%	86.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	6.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Wilton
1-unit, detached	73.4%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	5.1%
20 or more units	3.4%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Wilton
Poverty rate	11.9%	9.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1967	1971