McKenzie County, North Dakota

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,280
Median household income: $88,289
Median home value: $357,300

McKenzie County, North Dakota counts 14,280 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,289 runs above the North Dakota figure of $75,949.

From 2019 to 2023, McKenzie County's population grew 7.1% from 13,334 to 14,280, while its median household income rose 13.4% from $77,845 to $88,289.

Owners occupy 55.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,280
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,289
Median home value: $357,300
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 7,691
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,33414,280

Median household income

$77,845$88,289

Median home value

$238,600$357,300

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,334	$77,845	$238,600	$1,098
2020	13,836	$75,238	$283,400	$1,088
2021	13,762	$78,442	$309,400	$1,149
2022	14,081	$83,813	$330,200	$1,192
2023	14,280	$88,289	$357,300	$1,153

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,356	9.5%
5 to 17	3,105	21.7%
18 to 24	892	6.2%
25 to 34	2,781	19.5%
35 to 44	1,817	12.7%
45 to 54	1,662	11.6%
55 to 64	1,362	9.5%
65 to 74	810	5.7%
75 and over	495	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,643	74.5%
Black or African American	306	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,057	7.4%
Asian	132	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	540	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,602	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	683	7.7%
High school graduate	2,380	26.7%
Some college or associate's	3,829	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,616	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	419	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,363	76.2%
Carpooled	721	10.2%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	250	3.6%
Bicycle	78	1.1%
Worked from home	584	8.3%
Other means	26	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,156	48.9%
15 to 29 min	1,592	24.7%
30 to 44 min	718	11.1%
45 to 59 min	388	6.0%
60+ min	600	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,801 of 14,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,499	59.2%
Nonfamily households	2,411	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2010

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,910	76.8%
Vacant	1,781	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,257	55.1%
Renter-occupied	2,653	44.9%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units22.2%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,637	47.3%
1-unit, attached	328	4.3%
2 to 4 units	244	3.2%
5 to 19 units	417	5.4%
20 or more units	1,710	22.2%
Mobile home & other	1,355	17.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 38053
State: North Dakota
Land area: 2,760 sq mi
Water area: 100 sq mi
Center point: 47.7425, -103.4032