Ryder vs Sawyer

A side-by-side comparison of Ryder and Sawyer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sawyer has the higher population (305 vs 135 in Ryder). Sawyer has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $41,250 in Ryder). Sawyer has the higher median home value ($181,300 vs $55,000 in Ryder).

Population, income & housing

	Ryder	Sawyer
Population	135	305
Median age	33.5 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$65,625
Median home value	$55,000	$181,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,600
Housing units	52	137
Homeownership rate	67.3%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ryder	Sawyer
Population	145 → 135 (-6.9%)	301 → 305 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$35,938 → $41,250 (+14.8%)	$88,333 → $65,625 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $55,000 (-45.7%)	$157,700 → $181,300 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,600 (+68.4%)

Ryder

Population

145135

Median household income

$35,938$41,250

Median home value

$101,300$55,000

Sawyer

Population

301305

Median household income

$88,333$65,625

Median home value

$157,700$181,300

Median gross rent

$950$1,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ryder	Sawyer
Under 5	16.3%	10.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	3.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	22.2%	22.3%
35 to 44	6.7%	5.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	5.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	17.8%	9.5%
75 and over	6.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ryder	Sawyer
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ryder	Sawyer
No high school diploma	14.6%	3.8%
High school graduate	61.8%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ryder	Sawyer
Drove alone	70.5%	85.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ryder	Sawyer
1-unit, detached	67.3%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Ryder	Sawyer
Poverty rate	26.7%	8.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1938	1963