Adams County vs Burke County

A side-by-side comparison of Adams County and Burke County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Adams County has the higher population (2,179 vs 2,163 in Burke County). Burke County has the higher median household income ($96,339 vs $55,417 in Adams County). Burke County has the higher median home value ($141,900 vs $108,300 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Burke County
Population	2,179	2,163
Median age	50.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$96,339
Median home value	$108,300	$141,900
Median gross rent	$545	$725
Housing units	1,336	1,403
Homeownership rate	73.8%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Burke County
Population	2,311 → 2,179 (-5.7%)	2,182 → 2,163 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$56,681 → $55,417 (-2.2%)	$77,232 → $96,339 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $108,300 (-10.6%)	$114,400 → $141,900 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $545 (-9.8%)	$716 → $725 (+1.3%)

Adams County

Population

2,3112,179

Median household income

$56,681$55,417

Median home value

$121,200$108,300

Median gross rent

$604$545

Burke County

Population

2,1822,163

Median household income

$77,232$96,339

Median home value

$114,400$141,900

Median gross rent

$716$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Burke County
Under 5	6.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	21.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.5%	11.8%
75 and over	12.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Burke County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	1.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Burke County
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	37.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Burke County
Drove alone	71.1%	71.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.5%	10.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Burke County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	4.9%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Burke County
Poverty rate	14.5%	5.1%
Average household size	2.06	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1966	1968