Kidder County vs McIntosh County

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

Kidder 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 2,374 in Kidder County). McIntosh County has the higher median household income ($64,236 vs $61,850 in Kidder County). Kidder County has the higher median home value ($138,500 vs $80,300 in McIntosh County).

Population, income & housing

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
Population	2,374	2,512
Median age	47.8 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,850	$64,236
Median home value	$138,500	$80,300
Median gross rent	$847	$600
Housing units	1,651	1,701
Homeownership rate	76.0%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
Population	2,466 → 2,374 (-3.7%)	2,597 → 2,512 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$54,643 → $61,850 (+13.2%)	$52,587 → $64,236 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $138,500 (+21.1%)	$77,100 → $80,300 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $847 (+62.0%)	$545 → $600 (+10.1%)

Kidder County

Population

2,4662,374

Median household income

$54,643$61,850

Median home value

$114,400$138,500

Median gross rent

$523$847

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)

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
Under 5	6.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	15.9%	17.2%
65 to 74	14.9%	13.4%
75 and over	12.0%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
No high school diploma	8.2%	11.6%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
Drove alone	66.6%	70.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	19.6%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Kidder County	McIntosh County
Poverty rate	10.3%	15.4%
Average household size	2.10	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	20	10
Median year structure built	1969	1956