Griggs County vs Hettinger County

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

Griggs 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 2,340 in Griggs County). Hettinger County has the higher median household income ($70,827 vs $64,737 in Griggs County). Griggs County has the higher median home value ($128,200 vs $110,900 in Hettinger County).

Population, income & housing

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
Population	2,340	2,453
Median age	50.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,737	$70,827
Median home value	$128,200	$110,900
Median gross rent	$606	$830
Housing units	1,353	1,438
Homeownership rate	79.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
Population	2,409 → 2,340 (-2.9%)	2,547 → 2,453 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$53,565 → $64,737 (+20.9%)	$60,164 → $70,827 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $128,200 (+31.4%)	$111,200 → $110,900 (-0.3%)
Median gross rent	$447 → $606 (+35.6%)	$672 → $830 (+23.5%)

Griggs County

Population

2,4092,340

Median household income

$53,565$64,737

Median home value

$97,600$128,200

Median gross rent

$447$606

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)

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
Under 5	5.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	7.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	17.7%	12.6%
75 and over	11.1%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	31.7%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
Drove alone	67.6%	72.5%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	10.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
1-unit, detached	84.5%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Griggs County	Hettinger County
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1958	1961