Cannon Ball vs Solen

A side-by-side comparison of Cannon Ball and Solen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cannon Ball has the higher population (859 vs 85 in Solen). Cannon Ball has the higher median household income ($33,542 vs $26,250 in Solen). Cannon Ball has the higher median home value ($128,100 vs $20,800 in Solen).

Population, income & housing

	Cannon Ball	Solen
Population	859	85
Median age	26.4 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,542	$26,250
Median home value	$128,100	$20,800
Median gross rent	$458	—
Housing units	223	33
Homeownership rate	44.0%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cannon Ball	Solen
Population	935 → 859 (-8.1%)	89 → 85 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$32,188 → $33,542 (+4.2%)	$22,083 → $26,250 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$114,600 → $128,100 (+11.8%)	$20,400 → $20,800 (+2.0%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $458 (-2.6%)	—

Cannon Ball

Population

935859

Median household income

$32,188$33,542

Median home value

$114,600$128,100

Median gross rent

$470$458

Solen

Population

8985

Median household income

$22,083$26,250

Median home value

$20,400$20,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cannon Ball	Solen
Under 5	14.9%	9.4%
5 to 17	24.6%	29.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	16.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	7.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	4.8%	5.9%
75 and over	0.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cannon Ball	Solen
White (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	15.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90.7%	80.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cannon Ball	Solen
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	61.7%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cannon Ball	Solen
Drove alone	73.8%	38.5%
Carpooled	12.2%	53.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cannon Ball	Solen
1-unit, detached	75.8%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Cannon Ball	Solen
Poverty rate	53.4%	65.9%
Average household size	4.15	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1986	1949