Golden Valley vs Hazen

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley and Hazen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hazen has the higher population (2,509 vs 241 in Golden Valley). Golden Valley has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $72,094 in Hazen). Hazen has the higher median home value ($189,300 vs $135,700 in Golden Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Hazen
Population	241	2,509
Median age	48.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$72,094
Median home value	$135,700	$189,300
Median gross rent	—	$989
Housing units	143	1,293
Homeownership rate	76.1%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Hazen
Population	240 → 241 (+0.4%)	2,543 → 2,509 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$56,458 → $76,875 (+36.2%)	$82,121 → $72,094 (-12.2%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $135,700 (+31.7%)	$157,700 → $189,300 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $1,313 (+176.4%)	$862 → $989 (+14.7%)

Golden Valley

Population

240241

Median household income

$56,458$76,875

Median home value

$103,000$135,700

Median gross rent

$475$1,313

Hazen

Population

2,5432,509

Median household income

$82,121$72,094

Median home value

$157,700$189,300

Median gross rent

$862$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Hazen
Under 5	3.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	24.9%	15.5%
75 and over	7.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Hazen
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Hazen
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	24.3%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Hazen
Drove alone	88.9%	82.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Hazen
1-unit, detached	86.7%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Hazen
Poverty rate	4.1%	13.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1975	1977