Stutsman County vs Williams County

A side-by-side comparison of Stutsman County and Williams County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Williams County has the higher population (39,368 vs 21,525 in Stutsman County). Williams County has the higher median household income ($90,224 vs $60,172 in Stutsman County). Williams County has the higher median home value ($267,800 vs $200,300 in Stutsman County).

Population, income & housing

	Stutsman County	Williams County
Population	21,525	39,368
Median age	40.6 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,172	$90,224
Median home value	$200,300	$267,800
Median gross rent	$742	$1,108
Housing units	10,397	20,291
Homeownership rate	63.6%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stutsman County	Williams County
Population	20,965 → 21,525 (+2.7%)	35,208 → 39,368 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$57,674 → $60,172 (+4.3%)	$87,161 → $90,224 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $200,300 (+28.8%)	$247,400 → $267,800 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $742 (+8.6%)	$968 → $1,108 (+14.5%)

Stutsman County

Population

20,96521,525

Median household income

$57,674$60,172

Median home value

$155,500$200,300

Median gross rent

$683$742

Williams County

Population

35,20839,368

Median household income

$87,161$90,224

Median home value

$247,400$267,800

Median gross rent

$968$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stutsman County	Williams County
Under 5	5.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	20.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	16.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.1%
75 and over	8.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stutsman County	Williams County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	76.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stutsman County	Williams County
No high school diploma	7.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stutsman County	Williams County
Drove alone	80.5%	83.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	3.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stutsman County	Williams County
1-unit, detached	57.8%	45.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	8.4%
20 or more units	9.5%	28.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Stutsman County	Williams County
Poverty rate	12.4%	8.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1973	1993