Cogswell vs Forman

A side-by-side comparison of Cogswell and Forman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forman has the higher population (622 vs 114 in Cogswell). Forman has the higher median household income ($71,607 vs $60,938 in Cogswell). Forman has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $45,300 in Cogswell).

Population, income & housing

	Cogswell	Forman
Population	114	622
Median age	57.6 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$71,607
Median home value	$45,300	$133,300
Median gross rent	$517	$730
Housing units	73	290
Homeownership rate	65.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cogswell	Forman
Population	55 → 114 (+107.3%)	458 → 622 (+35.8%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $60,938 (+27.2%)	$51,250 → $71,607 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$23,800 → $45,300 (+90.3%)	$111,300 → $133,300 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $730 (+27.0%)

Cogswell

Population

55114

Median household income

$47,917$60,938

Median home value

$23,800$45,300

Forman

Population

458622

Median household income

$51,250$71,607

Median home value

$111,300$133,300

Median gross rent

$575$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cogswell	Forman
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	8.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	4.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	5.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	7.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	28.9%	8.4%
65 to 74	24.6%	14.5%
75 and over	4.4%	20.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cogswell	Forman
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	21.9%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cogswell	Forman
No high school diploma	22.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	47.1%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cogswell	Forman
Drove alone	86.7%	84.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cogswell	Forman
1-unit, detached	67.1%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Cogswell	Forman
Poverty rate	3.5%	5.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1967	1971