Barnes County, North Dakota

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,794
Median household income: $70,230
Median home value: $168,100

Home to 10,794 residents, Barnes County is one of North Dakota's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $70,230, its median household income sits below North Dakota's $75,949.

Between 2019 and 2023, Barnes County's population held roughly steady from 10,706 to 10,794, while its median household income rose 20.3% from $58,365 to $70,230.

Owners occupy 73.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,794
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $70,230
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 5,706
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,70610,794

Median household income

$58,365$70,230

Median home value

$141,400$168,100

Median gross rent

$679$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,706	$58,365	$141,400	$679
2020	10,592	$60,472	$138,300	$732
2021	10,869	$64,016	$146,800	$728
2022	10,826	$64,447	$157,800	$773
2023	10,794	$70,230	$168,100	$779

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	475	4.4%
5 to 17	1,657	15.4%
18 to 24	1,138	10.5%
25 to 34	1,143	10.6%
35 to 44	1,232	11.4%
45 to 54	1,166	10.8%
55 to 64	1,527	14.1%
65 to 74	1,380	12.8%
75 and over	1,076	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,724	90.1%
Black or African American	137	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	207	1.9%
Asian	145	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	354	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	215	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	351	4.7%
High school graduate	2,244	29.8%
Some college or associate's	2,672	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,748	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	509	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,296	80.9%
Carpooled	443	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	276	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	252	4.7%
Other means	44	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,880	56.9%
15 to 29 min	986	19.5%
30 to 44 min	552	10.9%
45 to 59 min	369	7.3%
60+ min	272	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 11.3% (1,149 of 10,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,649	54.6%
Nonfamily households	2,203	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,852	85.0%
Vacant	854	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,562	73.4%
Renter-occupied	1,290	26.6%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,962	69.4%
1-unit, attached	177	3.1%
2 to 4 units	253	4.4%
5 to 19 units	411	7.2%
20 or more units	629	11.0%
Mobile home & other	274	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 38003
State: North Dakota
Land area: 1,492 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 46.9425, -98.0702