Wahpeton vs Wyndmere

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

Wahpeton and Wyndmere 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 553 in Wyndmere). Wyndmere has the higher median household income ($85,197 vs $57,417 in Wahpeton). Wahpeton has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $156,700 in Wyndmere).

Population, income & housing

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
Population	7,996	553
Median age	34.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,417	$85,197
Median home value	$164,600	$156,700
Median gross rent	$753	—
Housing units	3,662	268
Homeownership rate	48.1%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
Population	7,802 → 7,996 (+2.5%)	455 → 553 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$45,150 → $57,417 (+27.2%)	$55,000 → $85,197 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$123,300 → $164,600 (+33.5%)	$89,000 → $156,700 (+76.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $753 (+12.6%)	$708 → $588 (-16.9%)

Wahpeton

Population

7,8027,996

Median household income

$45,150$57,417

Median home value

$123,300$164,600

Median gross rent

$669$753

Wyndmere

Population

455553

Median household income

$55,000$85,197

Median home value

$89,000$156,700

Median gross rent

$708$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
Under 5	3.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	28.4%
18 to 24	22.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	21.3%
45 to 54	7.8%	5.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	6.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.2%
75 and over	7.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	25.4%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
Drove alone	78.2%	61.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	19.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
1-unit, detached	47.5%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	26.1%	7.8%
20 or more units	13.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Wahpeton	Wyndmere
Poverty rate	16.6%	10.7%
Average household size	1.99	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1975	1964