Hettinger County vs Renville County

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

Hettinger County and Renville 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 2,277 in Renville County). Renville County has the higher median household income ($76,311 vs $70,827 in Hettinger County). Renville County has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $110,900 in Hettinger County).

Population, income & housing

	Hettinger County	Renville County
Population	2,453	2,277
Median age	42.6 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,827	$76,311
Median home value	$110,900	$163,400
Median gross rent	$830	$846
Housing units	1,438	1,312
Homeownership rate	79.7%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hettinger County	Renville County
Population	2,547 → 2,453 (-3.7%)	2,442 → 2,277 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$60,164 → $70,827 (+17.7%)	$73,182 → $76,311 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$111,200 → $110,900 (-0.3%)	$134,700 → $163,400 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $830 (+23.5%)	$731 → $846 (+15.7%)

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

Renville County

Population

2,4422,277

Median household income

$73,182$76,311

Median home value

$134,700$163,400

Median gross rent

$731$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hettinger County	Renville County
Under 5	6.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.3%
75 and over	13.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hettinger County	Renville County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hettinger County	Renville County
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.0%
High school graduate	33.8%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hettinger County	Renville County
Drove alone	72.5%	84.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	6.0%
Other means	2.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hettinger County	Renville County
1-unit, detached	82.7%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Hettinger County	Renville County
Poverty rate	9.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.09	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	34
Median year structure built	1961	1973