Adams vs Park River

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Park River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Park River has the higher population (1,483 vs 150 in Adams). Park River has the higher median household income ($76,080 vs $65,250 in Adams). Park River has the higher median home value ($118,600 vs $60,000 in Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Park River
Population	150	1,483
Median age	35.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,250	$76,080
Median home value	$60,000	$118,600
Median gross rent	$705	$892
Housing units	79	706
Homeownership rate	85.2%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Park River
Population	149 → 150 (+0.7%)	1,499 → 1,483 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $65,250 (+34.5%)	$51,429 → $76,080 (+47.9%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $60,000 (+33.3%)	$84,100 → $118,600 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $705 (+34.3%)	$768 → $892 (+16.1%)

Adams

Population

149150

Median household income

$48,500$65,250

Median home value

$45,000$60,000

Median gross rent

$525$705

Park River

Population

1,4991,483

Median household income

$51,429$76,080

Median home value

$84,100$118,600

Median gross rent

$768$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Park River
Under 5	14.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	6.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	18.7%	13.7%
75 and over	2.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Park River
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Park River
No high school diploma	2.2%	14.5%
High school graduate	44.6%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Park River
Drove alone	89.1%	83.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Park River
1-unit, detached	84.8%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Park River
Poverty rate	15.3%	12.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1966	1972