Pick City vs Zap

A side-by-side comparison of Pick City and Zap: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zap has the higher population (151 vs 113 in Pick City). Pick City has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $89,300 in Zap). Since 2019, Zap's population has grown faster (-11.7% vs -16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Pick City	Zap
Population	113	151
Median age	56.8 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,500	—
Median home value	$145,800	$89,300
Median gross rent	$683	$1,125
Housing units	154	105
Homeownership rate	78.3%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pick City	Zap
Population	136 → 113 (-16.9%)	171 → 151 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $58,500 (+87.2%)	$63,750 → $48,125 (-24.5%)
Median home value	$154,600 → $145,800 (-5.7%)	$96,000 → $89,300 (-7.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,297 → $683 (-47.3%)	$917 → $1,125 (+22.7%)

Pick City

Population

136113

Median household income

$31,250$58,500

Median home value

$154,600$145,800

Median gross rent

$1,297$683

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)

	Pick City	Zap
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	11.5%	22.5%
18 to 24	2.7%	2.6%
25 to 34	3.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	19.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.1%	6.0%
55 to 64	33.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	10.6%
75 and over	8.0%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pick City	Zap
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	19.2%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pick City	Zap
No high school diploma	7.2%	1.9%
High school graduate	34.0%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pick City	Zap
Drove alone	78.3%	95.2%
Carpooled	10.9%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pick City	Zap
1-unit, detached	50.6%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.6%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Pick City	Zap
Poverty rate	13.6%	6.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1999	1968