McIntosh County vs Nelson County

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

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

Nelson County has the higher population (3,015 vs 2,512 in McIntosh County). Nelson County has the higher median household income ($68,051 vs $64,236 in McIntosh County). Nelson County has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $80,300 in McIntosh County).

Population, income & housing

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
Population	2,512	3,015
Median age	53.8 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,236	$68,051
Median home value	$80,300	$114,500
Median gross rent	$600	$593
Housing units	1,701	1,798
Homeownership rate	79.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
Population	2,597 → 2,512 (-3.3%)	2,894 → 3,015 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$52,587 → $64,236 (+22.2%)	$52,039 → $68,051 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$77,100 → $80,300 (+4.2%)	$84,300 → $114,500 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $600 (+10.1%)	$522 → $593 (+13.6%)

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

Nelson County

Population

2,8943,015

Median household income

$52,039$68,051

Median home value

$84,300$114,500

Median gross rent

$522$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	9.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	13.4%	14.9%
75 and over	17.6%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.9%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
No high school diploma	11.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	36.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
Drove alone	70.6%	67.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	9.6%	10.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.6%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.4%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
1-unit, detached	86.7%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	McIntosh County	Nelson County
Poverty rate	15.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.02	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	10	20
Median year structure built	1956	1962