White Shield vs Wilton

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

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

Wilton has the higher population (582 vs 277 in White Shield). Wilton has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $65,750 in White Shield). Wilton has the higher median home value ($206,100 vs $200,000 in White Shield).

Population, income & housing

	White Shield	Wilton
Population	277	582
Median age	31.3 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,750	$83,750
Median home value	$200,000	$206,100
Median gross rent	$533	$838
Housing units	125	297
Homeownership rate	50.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	White Shield	Wilton
Population	212 → 277 (+30.7%)	808 → 582 (-28.0%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $65,750 (+46.1%)	$66,458 → $83,750 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$140,000 → $200,000 (+42.9%)	$173,100 → $206,100 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $533 (+12.2%)	$458 → $838 (+83.0%)

White Shield

Population

212277

Median household income

$45,000$65,750

Median home value

$140,000$200,000

Median gross rent

$475$533

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)

	White Shield	Wilton
Under 5	6.1%	2.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	8.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	6.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.3%
75 and over	6.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	White Shield	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92.1%	1.4%
Asian	1.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	White Shield	Wilton
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	14.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	49.4%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	White Shield	Wilton
Drove alone	69.2%	86.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	White Shield	Wilton
1-unit, detached	74.4%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	White Shield	Wilton
Poverty rate	19.1%	9.3%
Average household size	3.15	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1988	1971