Stanley vs White Earth

A side-by-side comparison of Stanley and White Earth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stanley has the higher population (2,089 vs 85 in White Earth). Stanley has the higher median household income ($105,893 vs $63,929 in White Earth). Since 2019, Stanley's population has grown faster (-21.3% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Stanley	White Earth
Population	2,089	85
Median age	36.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$105,893	$63,929
Median home value	$241,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,120	—
Housing units	1,138	45
Homeownership rate	53.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stanley	White Earth
Population	2,655 → 2,089 (-21.3%)	145 → 85 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$74,200 → $105,893 (+42.7%)	$58,750 → $63,929 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$178,400 → $241,300 (+35.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,120 (+24.0%)	—

Stanley

Population

2,6552,089

Median household income

$74,200$105,893

Median home value

$178,400$241,300

Median gross rent

$903$1,120

White Earth

Population

14585

Median household income

$58,750$63,929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stanley	White Earth
Under 5	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	35.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	4.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	30.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	2.4%
55 to 64	13.7%	7.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	11.8%
75 and over	10.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stanley	White Earth
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	98.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stanley	White Earth
No high school diploma	11.1%	2.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stanley	White Earth
Drove alone	78.2%	89.3%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stanley	White Earth
1-unit, detached	52.2%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	15.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Stanley	White Earth
Poverty rate	8.8%	12.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1984	1968