Eddy County vs Hettinger County

A side-by-side comparison of Eddy County and Hettinger County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hettinger County has the higher population (2,453 vs 2,319 in Eddy County). Hettinger County has the higher median household income ($70,827 vs $55,389 in Eddy County). Eddy County has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $110,900 in Hettinger County).

Population, income & housing

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
Population	2,319	2,453
Median age	48.7 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,389	$70,827
Median home value	$115,500	$110,900
Median gross rent	$615	$830
Housing units	1,338	1,438
Homeownership rate	72.0%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
Population	2,301 → 2,319 (+0.8%)	2,547 → 2,453 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$54,868 → $55,389 (+0.9%)	$60,164 → $70,827 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $115,500 (+31.7%)	$111,200 → $110,900 (-0.3%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $615 (-0.3%)	$672 → $830 (+23.5%)

Eddy County

Population

2,3012,319

Median household income

$54,868$55,389

Median home value

$87,700$115,500

Median gross rent

$617$615

Hettinger County

Population

2,5472,453

Median household income

$60,164$70,827

Median home value

$111,200$110,900

Median gross rent

$672$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
Under 5	4.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	12.8%
18 to 24	3.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	12.6%
75 and over	12.0%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	2.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
No high school diploma	7.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	30.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
Drove alone	75.0%	72.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.1%
Other means	1.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Eddy County	Hettinger County
Poverty rate	12.8%	9.3%
Average household size	1.95	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1967	1961