Ransom County, North Dakota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,662
Median household income: $74,521
Median home value: $174,800

Home to 5,662 residents, Ransom County is one of North Dakota's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,521 is in line with the North Dakota median ($75,949).

From 2019 to 2023, Ransom County's population grew 6.5% from 5,314 to 5,662, while its median household income rose 16.6% from $63,903 to $74,521.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.5% of the population. 76.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,662
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,521
Median home value: $174,800
Median gross rent: $710
Housing units: 2,538
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3145,662

Median household income

$63,903$74,521

Median home value

$121,700$174,800

Median gross rent

$669$710

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,314	$63,903	$121,700	$669
2020	5,258	$62,235	$139,200	$755
2021	5,679	$67,480	$137,400	$798
2022	5,663	$71,462	$145,900	$840
2023	5,662	$74,521	$174,800	$710

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	315	5.6%
5 to 17	967	17.1%
18 to 24	448	7.9%
25 to 34	588	10.4%
35 to 44	749	13.2%
45 to 54	566	10.0%
55 to 64	807	14.3%
65 to 74	651	11.5%
75 and over	571	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,235	92.5%
Black or African American	49	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	38	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.1%
Two or more races	173	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	368	9.4%
High school graduate	1,212	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,528	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	612	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	212	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,093	76.0%
Carpooled	284	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	100	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	272	9.9%
Other means	6	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,192	48.0%
15 to 29 min	812	32.7%
30 to 44 min	281	11.3%
45 to 59 min	88	3.5%
60+ min	110	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 10.9% (593 of 5,449)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,427	61.9%
Nonfamily households	878	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,305	90.8%
Vacant	233	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,744	75.7%
Renter-occupied	561	24.3%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,964	77.4%
1-unit, attached	32	1.3%
2 to 4 units	58	2.3%
5 to 19 units	291	11.5%
20 or more units	23	0.9%
Mobile home & other	170	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 38073
State: North Dakota
Land area: 862 sq mi
Water area: 1.38 sq mi
Center point: 46.4493, -97.6476