LaMoure County vs Sargent County

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

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

LaMoure County has the higher population (4,107 vs 3,822 in Sargent County). Sargent County has the higher median household income ($77,697 vs $70,263 in LaMoure County). Sargent County has the higher median home value ($149,600 vs $118,000 in LaMoure County).

Population, income & housing

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
Population	4,107	3,822
Median age	46.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,263	$77,697
Median home value	$118,000	$149,600
Median gross rent	$607	$835
Housing units	2,074	1,997
Homeownership rate	84.9%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
Population	4,125 → 4,107 (-0.4%)	3,872 → 3,822 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$60,806 → $70,263 (+15.6%)	$63,073 → $77,697 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $118,000 (+9.6%)	$110,200 → $149,600 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$501 → $607 (+21.2%)	$711 → $835 (+17.4%)

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

Sargent County

Population

3,8723,822

Median household income

$63,073$77,697

Median home value

$110,200$149,600

Median gross rent

$711$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.4%	13.1%
75 and over	12.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	31.3%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
Drove alone	72.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.5%	6.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
1-unit, detached	86.4%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	LaMoure County	Sargent County
Poverty rate	10.8%	7.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1964	1972