Adams County vs Grant County

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

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

Grant County has the higher population (2,276 vs 2,179 in Adams County). Grant County has the higher median household income ($56,750 vs $55,417 in Adams County). Adams County has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $85,800 in Grant County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Grant County
Population	2,179	2,276
Median age	50.0 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$56,750
Median home value	$108,300	$85,800
Median gross rent	$545	$650
Housing units	1,336	1,642
Homeownership rate	73.8%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Grant County
Population	2,311 → 2,179 (-5.7%)	2,353 → 2,276 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$56,681 → $55,417 (-2.2%)	$50,938 → $56,750 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $108,300 (-10.6%)	$81,800 → $85,800 (+4.9%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $545 (-9.8%)	$545 → $650 (+19.3%)

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

Grant County

Population

2,3532,276

Median household income

$50,938$56,750

Median home value

$81,800$85,800

Median gross rent

$545$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Grant County
Under 5	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	2.9%
25 to 34	7.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	15.5%	15.6%
75 and over	12.7%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Grant County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	1.4%
Asian	0.7%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Grant County
No high school diploma	7.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	37.1%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Grant County
Drove alone	71.1%	63.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	17.5%
Other means	0.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Grant County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	3.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Grant County
Poverty rate	14.5%	17.4%
Average household size	2.06	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1966	1960