Underwood vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Underwood and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Washburn has the higher population (1,434 vs 701 in Underwood). Washburn has the higher median household income ($75,729 vs $71,625 in Underwood). Washburn has the higher median home value ($226,200 vs $196,300 in Underwood).

Population, income & housing

	Underwood	Washburn
Population	701	1,434
Median age	45.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,625	$75,729
Median home value	$196,300	$226,200
Median gross rent	$718	$804
Housing units	373	709
Homeownership rate	79.9%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Underwood	Washburn
Population	803 → 701 (-12.7%)	1,391 → 1,434 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$69,444 → $71,625 (+3.1%)	$82,554 → $75,729 (-8.3%)
Median home value	$163,500 → $196,300 (+20.1%)	$180,000 → $226,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $718 (-0.4%)	$748 → $804 (+7.5%)

Underwood

Population

803701

Median household income

$69,444$71,625

Median home value

$163,500$196,300

Median gross rent

$721$718

Washburn

Population

1,3911,434

Median household income

$82,554$75,729

Median home value

$180,000$226,200

Median gross rent

$748$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Underwood	Washburn
Under 5	4.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	16.3%	9.2%
75 and over	6.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Underwood	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	97.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Underwood	Washburn
No high school diploma	7.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Underwood	Washburn
Drove alone	77.6%	79.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	13.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Underwood	Washburn
1-unit, detached	78.3%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Underwood	Washburn
Poverty rate	10.2%	9.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1974	1974