McHenry County vs Ransom County

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

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

Ransom County has the higher population (5,662 vs 5,264 in McHenry County). McHenry County has the higher median household income ($80,614 vs $74,521 in Ransom County). Ransom County has the higher median home value ($174,800 vs $143,200 in McHenry County).

Population, income & housing

	McHenry County	Ransom County
Population	5,264	5,662
Median age	43.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,614	$74,521
Median home value	$143,200	$174,800
Median gross rent	$737	$710
Housing units	2,832	2,538
Homeownership rate	80.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McHenry County	Ransom County
Population	5,878 → 5,264 (-10.4%)	5,314 → 5,662 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$64,179 → $80,614 (+25.6%)	$63,903 → $74,521 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $143,200 (+22.3%)	$121,700 → $174,800 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$565 → $737 (+30.4%)	$669 → $710 (+6.1%)

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

Ransom County

Population

5,3145,662

Median household income

$63,903$74,521

Median home value

$121,700$174,800

Median gross rent

$669$710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McHenry County	Ransom County
Under 5	5.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	11.5%
75 and over	9.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McHenry County	Ransom County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McHenry County	Ransom County
No high school diploma	8.6%	9.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McHenry County	Ransom County
Drove alone	72.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	9.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McHenry County	Ransom County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	McHenry County	Ransom County
Poverty rate	9.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1965	1964