What is the population of Ward County, North Dakota?

The population of Ward County, North Dakota is 68,237, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Ward County, North Dakota is $80,273, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ward County, North Dakota is $166,552, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ward County, North Dakota is 3.1%, 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 C

Metric	Ward County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	68,237	774,506	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	33.2	11.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.06%	0.82%	0.57%
Median age	31.1	36.2	37.1
Households	28,290	324,959	128,459,983

Year	Ward County

Group	Share

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

Metric	Ward County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$80,273	$76,061	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.50%	3.65%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.8%	5.2%

Metric	Ward County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$166,552	$140,972	$242,182
Median rent	$1,000	$934	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.9%	63.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Ward County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.8	13.9	22.5
Work from home	5.6%	7.3%	13.4%

Ward County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Ward County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	29.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.31	2.54

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

Metric	Ward County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.0	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	10.9%	14.3%	16.3%
Smokers	16.4%	18.7%	19.0%