Ward County, North Dakota

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 69,232
Median household income: $79,273
Median home value: $259,100

Home to 69,232 residents, Ward County is one of North Dakota's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $79,273 is above the North Dakota median ($75,949).

From 2019 to 2023, Ward County's population held roughly steady from 68,812 to 69,232, while its median household income rose 15.1% from $68,871 to $79,273.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.9% of the population. 79.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 69,232
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $79,273
Median home value: $259,100
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 32,372
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,81269,232

Median household income

$68,871$79,273

Median home value

$213,100$259,100

Median gross rent

$981$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,812	$68,871	$213,100	$981
2020	68,962	$68,098	$217,700	$939
2021	69,686	$72,227	$224,200	$951
2022	69,532	$78,143	$249,800	$1,005
2023	69,232	$79,273	$259,100	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,946	7.1%
5 to 17	11,802	17.0%
18 to 24	8,053	11.6%
25 to 34	11,710	16.9%
35 to 44	9,270	13.4%
45 to 54	6,555	9.5%
55 to 64	7,441	10.7%
65 to 74	5,327	7.7%
75 and over	4,128	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,026	80.9%
Black or African American	2,697	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	838	1.2%
Asian	962	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.1%
Some other race	252	0.4%
Two or more races	3,596	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,800	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,186	4.9%
High school graduate	12,765	28.7%
Some college or associate's	16,300	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,088	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4,092	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,101	79.2%
Carpooled	4,311	11.7%
Public transit	32	0.1%
Walked	643	1.7%
Bicycle	152	0.4%
Worked from home	2,043	5.6%
Other means	476	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,882	51.5%
15 to 29 min	11,488	33.1%
30 to 44 min	2,379	6.9%
45 to 59 min	691	2.0%
60+ min	2,275	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 7.8% (5,255 of 67,484)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,942	59.9%
Nonfamily households	11,348	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,290	87.4%
Vacant	4,082	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,518	61.9%
Renter-occupied	10,772	38.1%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,129	52.9%
1-unit, attached	2,945	9.1%
2 to 4 units	2,667	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2,725	8.4%
20 or more units	4,256	13.1%
Mobile home & other	2,650	8.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 38101
State: North Dakota
Land area: 2,013 sq mi
Water area: 43 sq mi
Center point: 48.2167, -101.5405