Golden Valley County vs Steele County

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley County and Steele County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Steele County has the higher population (1,731 vs 1,679 in Golden Valley County). Steele County has the higher median household income ($80,313 vs $76,528 in Golden Valley County). Steele County has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $119,200 in Golden Valley County).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
Population	1,679	1,731
Median age	45.7 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,528	$80,313
Median home value	$119,200	$120,400
Median gross rent	$856	$630
Housing units	906	1,120
Homeownership rate	75.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
Population	1,845 → 1,679 (-9.0%)	1,744 → 1,731 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$58,690 → $76,528 (+30.4%)	$70,724 → $80,313 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $119,200 (+2.6%)	$85,300 → $120,400 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $856 (+24.8%)	$555 → $630 (+13.5%)

Golden Valley County

Population

1,8451,679

Median household income

$58,690$76,528

Median home value

$116,200$119,200

Median gross rent

$686$856

Steele County

Population

1,7441,731

Median household income

$70,724$80,313

Median home value

$85,300$120,400

Median gross rent

$555$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
Under 5	6.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	13.1%
75 and over	10.9%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
No high school diploma	3.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	31.2%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	47.3%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
Drove alone	87.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	1.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.3%	11.1%
Other means	3.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
1-unit, detached	90.0%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley County	Steele County
Poverty rate	18.0%	13.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1964	1968