What is the population of Nelson County, North Dakota?

The population of Nelson County, North Dakota is 2,869, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Nelson County, North Dakota?

The median household income in Nelson County, North Dakota is $68,578, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Nelson County, North Dakota is $128,125, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Nelson County, North Dakota is 1.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Nelson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	2,869	774,506	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2.8	11.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.05%	0.82%	0.57%
Median age	51.0	36.2	37.1
Households	1,295	324,959	128,459,983

Year	Nelson County

Group	Share

Nelson County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Nelson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$68,578	$76,061	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.12%	3.65%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.8%	5.2%

Metric	Nelson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$128,125	$140,972	$242,182
Median rent	$592	$934	$1,342
Homeownership rate	76.9%	63.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Nelson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.6	13.9	22.5
Work from home	8.4%	7.3%	13.4%

Nelson County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Nelson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	29.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.31	2.54

Nelson County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Nelson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.6	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.3%	14.3%	16.3%
Smokers	16.9%	18.7%	19.0%