Elliott vs Fort Ransom

A side-by-side comparison of Elliott and Fort Ransom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Ransom has the higher population (112 vs 29 in Elliott). Fort Ransom has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $67,500 in Elliott). Since 2019, Elliott's population has grown faster (+38.1% vs -3.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
Population	29	112
Median age	57.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,750
Median home value	$67,500	$212,500
Housing units	14	57
Homeownership rate	92.9%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
Population	21 → 29 (+38.1%)	116 → 112 (-3.4%)
Median household income	—	$62,500 → $78,750 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $67,500 (-15.6%)	$114,300 → $212,500 (+85.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$285 → $633 (+122.1%)

Elliott

Population

2129

Median home value

$80,000$67,500

Fort Ransom

Population

116112

Median household income

$62,500$78,750

Median home value

$114,300$212,500

Median gross rent

$285$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	14.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	3.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	37.9%	25.0%
75 and over	0.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
No high school diploma	9.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	63.6%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
Drove alone	76.9%	83.7%
Carpooled	23.1%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
1-unit, detached	85.7%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Elliott	Fort Ransom
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1970	1975