Golden Valley vs Zap

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

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

Golden Valley has the higher population (241 vs 151 in Zap). Golden Valley has the higher median home value ($135,700 vs $89,300 in Zap). Since 2019, Golden Valley's population has grown faster (+0.4% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Zap
Population	241	151
Median age	48.0 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	—
Median home value	$135,700	$89,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	143	105
Homeownership rate	76.1%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Zap
Population	240 → 241 (+0.4%)	171 → 151 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$56,458 → $76,875 (+36.2%)	$63,750 → $48,125 (-24.5%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $135,700 (+31.7%)	$96,000 → $89,300 (-7.0%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $1,313 (+176.4%)	$917 → $1,125 (+22.7%)

Golden Valley

Population

240241

Median household income

$56,458$76,875

Median home value

$103,000$135,700

Median gross rent

$475$1,313

Zap

Population

171151

Median household income

$63,750$48,125

Median home value

$96,000$89,300

Median gross rent

$917$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Zap
Under 5	3.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	22.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	6.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	19.2%
65 to 74	24.9%	10.6%
75 and over	7.5%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Zap
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	19.2%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Zap
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	24.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Zap
Drove alone	88.9%	95.2%
Carpooled	2.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Zap
1-unit, detached	86.7%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Zap
Poverty rate	4.1%	6.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1975	1968