Dunseith vs Rolette

A side-by-side comparison of Dunseith and Rolette: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dunseith has the higher population (853 vs 347 in Rolette). Rolette has the higher median household income ($90,179 vs $51,004 in Dunseith). Rolette has the higher median home value ($120,300 vs $49,300 in Dunseith).

Population, income & housing

	Dunseith	Rolette
Population	853	347
Median age	36.3 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,004	$90,179
Median home value	$49,300	$120,300
Median gross rent	$517	$404
Housing units	334	228
Homeownership rate	37.2%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunseith	Rolette
Population	692 → 853 (+23.3%)	773 → 347 (-55.1%)
Median household income	$50,074 → $51,004 (+1.9%)	$51,250 → $90,179 (+76.0%)
Median home value	$54,200 → $49,300 (-9.0%)	$87,800 → $120,300 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $517 (+20.8%)	$535 → $404 (-24.5%)

Dunseith

Population

692853

Median household income

$50,074$51,004

Median home value

$54,200$49,300

Median gross rent

$428$517

Rolette

Population

773347

Median household income

$51,250$90,179

Median home value

$87,800$120,300

Median gross rent

$535$404

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunseith	Rolette
Under 5	7.2%	2.3%
5 to 17	25.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.8%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.1%
35 to 44	29.0%	4.9%
45 to 54	3.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	3.8%	24.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.8%
75 and over	7.9%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunseith	Rolette
White (non-Hispanic)	22.2%	66.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74.2%	27.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunseith	Rolette
No high school diploma	13.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	32.1%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunseith	Rolette
Drove alone	76.7%	68.1%
Carpooled	14.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.3%	10.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunseith	Rolette
1-unit, detached	79.0%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Dunseith	Rolette
Poverty rate	15.5%	10.0%
Average household size	3.09	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	20	35
Median year structure built	1968	1968