Dunseith vs Rolla

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

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

Rolla has the higher population (1,164 vs 853 in Dunseith). Rolla has the higher median household income ($52,841 vs $51,004 in Dunseith). Rolla has the higher median home value ($121,500 vs $49,300 in Dunseith).

Population, income & housing

	Dunseith	Rolla
Population	853	1,164
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,004	$52,841
Median home value	$49,300	$121,500
Median gross rent	$517	$695
Housing units	334	466
Homeownership rate	37.2%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunseith	Rolla
Population	692 → 853 (+23.3%)	1,299 → 1,164 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$50,074 → $51,004 (+1.9%)	$55,000 → $52,841 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$54,200 → $49,300 (-9.0%)	$99,200 → $121,500 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $517 (+20.8%)	$602 → $695 (+15.4%)

Dunseith

Population

692853

Median household income

$50,074$51,004

Median home value

$54,200$49,300

Median gross rent

$428$517

Rolla

Population

1,2991,164

Median household income

$55,000$52,841

Median home value

$99,200$121,500

Median gross rent

$602$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunseith	Rolla
Under 5	7.2%	9.4%
5 to 17	25.6%	27.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	29.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	3.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	3.8%	8.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.9%
75 and over	7.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunseith	Rolla
White (non-Hispanic)	22.2%	40.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74.2%	44.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunseith	Rolla
No high school diploma	13.2%	16.0%
High school graduate	32.1%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunseith	Rolla
Drove alone	76.7%	78.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunseith	Rolla
1-unit, detached	79.0%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Dunseith	Rolla
Poverty rate	15.5%	21.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	20	10
Median year structure built	1968	1974