Underwood vs White Shield

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

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

Underwood has the higher population (701 vs 277 in White Shield). Underwood has the higher median household income ($71,625 vs $65,750 in White Shield). White Shield has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $196,300 in Underwood).

Population, income & housing

	Underwood	White Shield
Population	701	277
Median age	45.3 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,625	$65,750
Median home value	$196,300	$200,000
Median gross rent	$718	$533
Housing units	373	125
Homeownership rate	79.9%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Underwood	White Shield
Population	803 → 701 (-12.7%)	212 → 277 (+30.7%)
Median household income	$69,444 → $71,625 (+3.1%)	$45,000 → $65,750 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$163,500 → $196,300 (+20.1%)	$140,000 → $200,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $718 (-0.4%)	$475 → $533 (+12.2%)

Underwood

Population

803701

Median household income

$69,444$71,625

Median home value

$163,500$196,300

Median gross rent

$721$718

White Shield

Population

212277

Median household income

$45,000$65,750

Median home value

$140,000$200,000

Median gross rent

$475$533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Underwood	White Shield
Under 5	4.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	23.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	13.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	9.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	10.5%
75 and over	6.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Underwood	White Shield
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	0.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	92.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Underwood	White Shield
No high school diploma	7.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	30.3%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Underwood	White Shield
Drove alone	77.6%	69.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	14.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Underwood	White Shield
1-unit, detached	78.3%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Underwood	White Shield
Poverty rate	10.2%	19.1%
Average household size	2.07	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1974	1988