Eddy County vs McIntosh County

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

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

McIntosh County has the higher population (2,512 vs 2,319 in Eddy County). McIntosh County has the higher median household income ($64,236 vs $55,389 in Eddy County). Eddy County has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $80,300 in McIntosh County).

Population, income & housing

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
Population	2,319	2,512
Median age	48.7 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,389	$64,236
Median home value	$115,500	$80,300
Median gross rent	$615	$600
Housing units	1,338	1,701
Homeownership rate	72.0%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
Population	2,301 → 2,319 (+0.8%)	2,597 → 2,512 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$54,868 → $55,389 (+0.9%)	$52,587 → $64,236 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $115,500 (+31.7%)	$77,100 → $80,300 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $615 (-0.3%)	$545 → $600 (+10.1%)

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

McIntosh County

Population

2,5972,512

Median household income

$52,587$64,236

Median home value

$77,100$80,300

Median gross rent

$545$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
Under 5	4.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	2.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	17.2%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.4%
75 and over	12.0%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
No high school diploma	7.3%	11.6%
High school graduate	30.1%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
Drove alone	75.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Eddy County	McIntosh County
Poverty rate	12.8%	15.4%
Average household size	1.95	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	21	10
Median year structure built	1967	1956