Rolette vs St. John

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

Rolette 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.

Rolette has the higher population (347 vs 248 in St. John). Rolette has the higher median home value ($120,300 vs $79,200 in St. John). Since 2019, St. John's population has grown faster (+1.6% vs -55.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Rolette	St. John
Population	347	248
Median age	52.8 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$90,179	—
Median home value	$120,300	$79,200
Median gross rent	$404	$771
Housing units	228	95
Homeownership rate	74.4%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rolette	St. John
Population	773 → 347 (-55.1%)	244 → 248 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $90,179 (+76.0%)	—
Median home value	$87,800 → $120,300 (+37.0%)	$60,900 → $79,200 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $404 (-24.5%)	$292 → $771 (+164.0%)

Rolette

Population

773347

Median household income

$51,250$90,179

Median home value

$87,800$120,300

Median gross rent

$535$404

St. John

Population

244248

Median home value

$60,900$79,200

Median gross rent

$292$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rolette	St. John
Under 5	2.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	4.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	17.3%
55 to 64	24.2%	22.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.0%
75 and over	10.4%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rolette	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	23.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27.4%	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	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rolette	St. John
No high school diploma	9.1%	1.1%
High school graduate	21.9%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rolette	St. John
Drove alone	68.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	12.5%	0.8%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rolette	St. John
1-unit, detached	75.4%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	36.8%

Poverty & households

	Rolette	St. John
Poverty rate	10.0%	18.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	35	19
Median year structure built	1968	1977