LaMoure County vs McHenry County

A side-by-side comparison of LaMoure County and McHenry County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McHenry County has the higher population (5,264 vs 4,107 in LaMoure County). McHenry County has the higher median household income ($80,614 vs $70,263 in LaMoure County). McHenry County has the higher median home value ($143,200 vs $118,000 in LaMoure County).

Population, income & housing

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
Population	4,107	5,264
Median age	46.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,263	$80,614
Median home value	$118,000	$143,200
Median gross rent	$607	$737
Housing units	2,074	2,832
Homeownership rate	84.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
Population	4,125 → 4,107 (-0.4%)	5,878 → 5,264 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$60,806 → $70,263 (+15.6%)	$64,179 → $80,614 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $118,000 (+9.6%)	$117,100 → $143,200 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$501 → $607 (+21.2%)	$565 → $737 (+30.4%)

LaMoure County

Population

4,1254,107

Median household income

$60,806$70,263

Median home value

$107,700$118,000

Median gross rent

$501$607

McHenry County

Population

5,8785,264

Median household income

$64,179$80,614

Median home value

$117,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$565$737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
Under 5	6.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	14.4%	12.7%
75 and over	12.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	31.3%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
Drove alone	72.4%	72.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.1%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	15.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
1-unit, detached	86.4%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	LaMoure County	McHenry County
Poverty rate	10.8%	9.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1964	1965