New Town vs Plaza

A side-by-side comparison of New Town and Plaza: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Town has the higher population (2,725 vs 314 in Plaza). Plaza has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $50,707 in New Town). Plaza has the higher median home value ($202,500 vs $199,700 in New Town).

Population, income & housing

	New Town	Plaza
Population	2,725	314
Median age	28.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,707	$81,875
Median home value	$199,700	$202,500
Median gross rent	$819	$1,063
Housing units	1,162	159
Homeownership rate	33.5%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Town	Plaza
Population	2,525 → 2,725 (+7.9%)	186 → 314 (+68.8%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $50,707 (-14.9%)	$63,333 → $81,875 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $199,700 (+45.2%)	$108,300 → $202,500 (+87.0%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $819 (+18.4%)	$825 → $1,063 (+28.8%)

New Town

Population

2,5252,725

Median household income

$59,583$50,707

Median home value

$137,500$199,700

Median gross rent

$692$819

Plaza

Population

186314

Median household income

$63,333$81,875

Median home value

$108,300$202,500

Median gross rent

$825$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Town	Plaza
Under 5	11.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	23.8%	25.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	19.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	7.3%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.9%
75 and over	1.2%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Town	Plaza
White (non-Hispanic)	12.6%	76.1%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	65.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Town	Plaza
No high school diploma	16.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	27.5%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Town	Plaza
Drove alone	82.7%	59.3%
Carpooled	13.9%	35.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Town	Plaza
1-unit, detached	48.6%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	7.5%
20 or more units	16.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	New Town	Plaza
Poverty rate	21.1%	6.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1999	1957