Williams County, North Dakota

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,368
Median household income: $90,224
Median home value: $267,800

Home to 39,368 residents, Williams County is one of North Dakota's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $90,224 runs above the North Dakota figure of $75,949.

From 2019 to 2023, Williams County's population grew 11.8% from 35,208 to 39,368, while its median household income rose 3.5% from $87,161 to $90,224.

The median gross rent is $1,108. 23.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,368
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $90,224
Median home value: $267,800
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 20,291
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,20839,368

Median household income

$87,161$90,224

Median home value

$247,400$267,800

Median gross rent

$968$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,208	$87,161	$247,400	$968
2020	36,044	$79,508	$254,800	$1,005
2021	38,460	$80,142	$240,700	$993
2022	39,076	$86,139	$255,000	$1,097
2023	39,368	$90,224	$267,800	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,617	9.2%
5 to 17	8,198	20.8%
18 to 24	2,898	7.4%
25 to 34	6,585	16.7%
35 to 44	6,623	16.8%
45 to 54	3,815	9.7%
55 to 64	3,746	9.5%
65 to 74	2,414	6.1%
75 and over	1,472	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,191	76.7%
Black or African American	2,059	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	785	2.0%
Asian	460	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.1%
Some other race	158	0.4%
Two or more races	1,860	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,806	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,307	9.4%
High school graduate	8,302	33.7%
Some college or associate's	8,192	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,766	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,088	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,535	83.3%
Carpooled	1,790	9.0%
Public transit	43	0.2%
Walked	674	3.4%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	627	3.2%
Other means	176	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,490	49.4%
15 to 29 min	6,099	31.7%
30 to 44 min	1,596	8.3%
45 to 59 min	747	3.9%
60+ min	1,289	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 8.8% (3,406 of 38,886)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,451	61.7%
Nonfamily households	5,857	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,308	75.4%
Vacant	4,983	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,762	57.2%
Renter-occupied	6,546	42.8%

1-unit, detached45.7%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units28.0%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,282	45.7%
1-unit, attached	978	4.8%
2 to 4 units	910	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1,712	8.4%
20 or more units	5,687	28.0%
Mobile home & other	1,722	8.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 38105
State: North Dakota
Land area: 2,078 sq mi
Water area: 70 sq mi
Center point: 48.3558, -103.5013