Dunseith vs St. John

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

Dunseith and St. John 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 248 in St. John). St. John has the higher median home value ($79,200 vs $49,300 in Dunseith). Since 2019, Dunseith's population has grown faster (+23.3% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dunseith	St. John
Population	853	248
Median age	36.3 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,004	—
Median home value	$49,300	$79,200
Median gross rent	$517	$771
Housing units	334	95
Homeownership rate	37.2%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunseith	St. John
Population	692 → 853 (+23.3%)	244 → 248 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$50,074 → $51,004 (+1.9%)	—
Median home value	$54,200 → $49,300 (-9.0%)	$60,900 → $79,200 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $517 (+20.8%)	$292 → $771 (+164.0%)

Dunseith

Population

692853

Median household income

$50,074$51,004

Median home value

$54,200$49,300

Median gross rent

$428$517

St. John

Population

244248

Median home value

$60,900$79,200

Median gross rent

$292$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunseith	St. John
Under 5	7.2%	9.3%
5 to 17	25.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	29.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	3.4%	17.3%
55 to 64	3.8%	22.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	6.0%
75 and over	7.9%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunseith	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	22.2%	23.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74.2%	60.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunseith	St. John
No high school diploma	13.2%	1.1%
High school graduate	32.1%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunseith	St. John
Drove alone	76.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunseith	St. John
1-unit, detached	79.0%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	36.8%

Poverty & households

	Dunseith	St. John
Poverty rate	15.5%	18.1%
Average household size	3.09	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1968	1977