Lidgerwood vs Wahpeton

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

Lidgerwood 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 673 in Lidgerwood). Wahpeton has the higher median household income ($57,417 vs $49,750 in Lidgerwood). Wahpeton has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $81,100 in Lidgerwood).

Population, income & housing

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
Population	673	7,996
Median age	38.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,750	$57,417
Median home value	$81,100	$164,600
Median gross rent	$697	$753
Housing units	403	3,662
Homeownership rate	74.6%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
Population	587 → 673 (+14.7%)	7,802 → 7,996 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$39,375 → $49,750 (+26.3%)	$45,150 → $57,417 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$46,300 → $81,100 (+75.2%)	$123,300 → $164,600 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$477 → $697 (+46.1%)	$669 → $753 (+12.6%)

Lidgerwood

Population

587673

Median household income

$39,375$49,750

Median home value

$46,300$81,100

Median gross rent

$477$697

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)

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
Under 5	7.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	22.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	7.8%
55 to 64	7.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.7%
75 and over	19.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	9.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
No high school diploma	9.5%	5.7%
High school graduate	39.3%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
Drove alone	79.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.3%	6.7%
Other means	2.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
1-unit, detached	69.0%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	26.1%
20 or more units	12.4%	13.5%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Lidgerwood	Wahpeton
Poverty rate	7.9%	16.6%
Average household size	2.14	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1961	1975