Golden Valley vs Stanton

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

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

Stanton has the higher population (560 vs 241 in Golden Valley). Golden Valley has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $57,222 in Stanton). Golden Valley has the higher median home value ($135,700 vs $111,200 in Stanton).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Stanton
Population	241	560
Median age	48.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$57,222
Median home value	$135,700	$111,200
Housing units	143	258
Homeownership rate	76.1%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Stanton
Population	240 → 241 (+0.4%)	402 → 560 (+39.3%)
Median household income	$56,458 → $76,875 (+36.2%)	$63,750 → $57,222 (-10.2%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $135,700 (+31.7%)	$99,600 → $111,200 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $1,313 (+176.4%)	$656 → $485 (-26.1%)

Golden Valley

Population

240241

Median household income

$56,458$76,875

Median home value

$103,000$135,700

Median gross rent

$475$1,313

Stanton

Population

402560

Median household income

$63,750$57,222

Median home value

$99,600$111,200

Median gross rent

$656$485

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Stanton
Under 5	3.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	24.9%	9.3%
75 and over	7.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Stanton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Stanton
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	24.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Stanton
Drove alone	88.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	21.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Stanton
1-unit, detached	86.7%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Stanton
Poverty rate	4.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.13	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1975	1967