Cathay vs Fessenden

A side-by-side comparison of Cathay and Fessenden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fessenden has the higher population (477 vs 22 in Cathay). Since 2019, Cathay's population has grown faster (+29.4% vs -2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Cathay	Fessenden
Population	22	477
Median age	32.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,125
Median home value	—	$73,300
Median gross rent	—	$605
Housing units	8	324
Homeownership rate	75.0%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cathay	Fessenden
Population	17 → 22 (+29.4%)	489 → 477 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$31,563 → $35,000 (+10.9%)	$48,125 → $65,125 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)	$65,900 → $73,300 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$803 → $605 (-24.7%)

Cathay

Population

1722

Median household income

$31,563$35,000

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Fessenden

Population

489477

Median household income

$48,125$65,125

Median home value

$65,900$73,300

Median gross rent

$803$605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cathay	Fessenden
Under 5	4.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	40.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	4.5%	15.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.3%
55 to 64	18.2%	22.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.3%
75 and over	13.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cathay	Fessenden
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cathay	Fessenden
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	58.3%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cathay	Fessenden
Drove alone	100.0%	67.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	23.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cathay	Fessenden
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Cathay	Fessenden
Poverty rate	14.3%	19.7%
Average household size	2.75	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	—	11
Median year structure built	1938	1961