Hankinson vs Wahpeton

A side-by-side comparison of Hankinson and Wahpeton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wahpeton has the higher population (7,996 vs 768 in Hankinson). Hankinson has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $57,417 in Wahpeton). Wahpeton has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $100,700 in Hankinson).

Population, income & housing

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
Population	768	7,996
Median age	45.4 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$57,417
Median home value	$100,700	$164,600
Median gross rent	$533	$753
Housing units	416	3,662
Homeownership rate	87.0%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
Population	997 → 768 (-23.0%)	7,802 → 7,996 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $66,250 (+7.1%)	$45,150 → $57,417 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $100,700 (+38.5%)	$123,300 → $164,600 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $533 (+21.7%)	$669 → $753 (+12.6%)

Hankinson

Population

997768

Median household income

$61,875$66,250

Median home value

$72,700$100,700

Median gross rent

$438$533

Wahpeton

Population

7,8027,996

Median household income

$45,150$57,417

Median home value

$123,300$164,600

Median gross rent

$669$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
Under 5	8.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	3.1%	22.7%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	17.4%	10.7%
75 and over	15.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
No high school diploma	9.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.3%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
Drove alone	79.0%	78.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.3%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	6.3%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.0%	6.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
1-unit, detached	87.7%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	26.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.5%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Hankinson	Wahpeton
Poverty rate	10.8%	16.6%
Average household size	2.18	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1942	1975