Nelson County, ND Demographic Data

Nelson County, ND Summary

Nelson County is located in North Dakota
  • Population: 3,115
  • Area: 1,008.82 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 981.78 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 27.04 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 3.08 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,492.78 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Nelson County, ND Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,507
50%
50.8
Male
1,525
50%
49.2
Total Population
3,032
 
323,128,000

Nelson County, ND Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
152
5.0% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
149
4.9% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
150
4.9% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
106
3.5% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
163
5.4% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
263
8.7% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
290
9.6% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
397
13.1% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
251
8.3% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
261
8.6% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
421
13.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
266
8.8% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
163
5.4% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,487
82.0%
77.2
Female
1,245
50.1%
51.3
Male
1,242
49.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,465
81.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
997
32.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
850
28.0%
15.2
Female
455
53.5%
55.8
Male
395
46.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
53
0.0%
0.0

Nelson County, ND Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,020
99.6% 
96.8
White
2,978
98.2% 
72.6
Black or African American
25
0.8% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
17
0.6% 
0.8
Asian
0
0.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
12
0.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
73
2.4% 
17.8
Mexican
52
1.7% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
21
0.7% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,959
97.6% 
82.2

Nelson County, ND Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
65
2.8% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
128
5.5% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
750
32.4% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
511
22.1% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
409
17.7% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
378
16.3% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
71
3.1% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
193
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,119
91.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
449
19.4%
31.2

Nelson County, ND Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
494
19.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,530
59.3%
47.5
Divorced
323
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
8
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
226
8.8
5.8%

Nelson County, ND Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,831
98.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
49
1.7%
21.6%
Spanish
10
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.2%
1.1%

Nelson County, ND Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
92
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
85
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
153
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
231
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
155
10.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
322
21.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
153
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
207
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
42
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
77
5.1%
6.4
Median household income
51,280
 
57,617
Per capita income
33,895
 
31,128

Nelson County, ND Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
268
17.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
83
5.4%
9.8
Construction
119
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
328
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
107
6.9%
6.6
Information
6
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
88
5.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
37
2.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
59
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
132
8.6%
4.6
Retail trade
102
6.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
91
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
122
7.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
180
11.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
565
36.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
180
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
303
19.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
314
20.4%
18.1%

Nelson County, ND Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,506
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,051
69.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
157
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
105
7.0%
2.7
Other means
71
4.7%
1.8
Worked at home
122
8.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.8
 
26.6

Nelson County, ND Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
50
3.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
373
24.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
645
42.5%
37.1
3 or more
449
29.6%
21.0

Nelson County, ND Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,517
79.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,150
75.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
367
24.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
394
20.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.5
0.0%
2.5

Nelson County, ND Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,911
1 room
26
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
65
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
136
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
203
10.6%
16.5
5 rooms
331
17.3%
19.8
6 rooms
357
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
228
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
204
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
361
18.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Nelson County, ND Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,911
 
 
1-unit, detached
1,548
81.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.3%
5.9
2-units
18
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
75
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
127
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
40
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
7
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
91
4.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Nelson County, ND Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
590
30.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
145
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
258
13.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
232
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
401
21.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
89
4.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
61
3.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
109
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
26
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Nelson County, ND Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
45
3.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
392
25.8%
4.7
Electricity
849
56.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
190
12.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
14
0.9%
0.1
Wood
8
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.5%
1.1

Nelson County, ND Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
308
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
2.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
3.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
13
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
28
9.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
104
33.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
144
46.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
205
66.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
6.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
28
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
49
15.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Nelson County, ND Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
310 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
51
16.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
57
18.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
202
65.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
57
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
476
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
136
44.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
69
22.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
6.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
26
8.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
2.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
51
16.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
60
0.0%
0.0%

Nelson County, ND Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,150
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
354
30.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
392
34.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
180
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
84
7.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
69
6.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
60
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
11
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,500
 
205,000