Wahpeton, ND Demographic Data
Wahpeton, ND Summary
Wahpeton is located in Richland County in North Dakota
- Population: 7,769
- Area: 5.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,468.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 964.57 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wahpeton, ND Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,641
46%
50.8
Male
4,203
54%
49.2
Total Population
7,844
323,128,000
Wahpeton, ND Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
373
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
376
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
327
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
924
11.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,197
15.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
967
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
688
8.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
804
10.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
636
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
414
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
486
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
464
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
188
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,527
83.2%
77.2
Female
3,117
47.8%
51.3
Male
3,410
52.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,415
69.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,388
17.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,138
14.5%
15.2
Female
671
59.0%
55.8
Male
467
41.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Wahpeton, ND Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,559
96.4%
96.8
White
7,118
90.7%
72.6
Black or African American
83
1.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
225
2.9%
0.8
Asian
33
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
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
30
0.4%
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
100
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
285
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
303
3.9%
17.8
Mexican
289
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,541
96.1%
82.2
Wahpeton, ND Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
180
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
246
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,333
28.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,089
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
783
16.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
716
15.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
300
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
426
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,221
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,016
21.9%
31.2
Wahpeton, ND Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,838
41.9%
33.7%
Now Married
3,016
44.6%
47.5
Divorced
590
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
41
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
283
4.2
5.8%
Wahpeton, ND Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,137
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
334
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
178
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
138
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.2%
1.1%
Wahpeton, ND Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
280
8.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
196
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
245
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
407
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
527
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
642
19.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
502
15.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
367
11.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
33
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
49,375
57,617
Per capita income
25,355
31,128
Wahpeton, ND Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
254
5.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
253
5.9%
9.8
Construction
237
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,304
30.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
136
3.2%
6.6
Information
21
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
801
18.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
185
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
142
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
166
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
501
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
151
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
132
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
720
16.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,225
28.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
846
19.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
668
15.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
824
19.2%
18.1%
Wahpeton, ND Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,169
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,279
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
420
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
212
5.1%
2.7
Other means
82
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
176
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.8
26.6
Wahpeton, ND Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
166
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,217
37.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,244
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
636
19.5%
21.0
Wahpeton, ND Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,263
89.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,789
54.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,474
45.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
401
10.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Wahpeton, ND Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,664
1 room
52
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
169
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
436
11.9%
9.1
4 rooms
786
21.5%
16.5
5 rooms
614
16.8%
19.8
6 rooms
423
11.5%
17.8
7 rooms
442
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
291
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
451
12.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wahpeton, ND Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,664
1-unit, detached
1,628
44.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
219
6.0%
5.9
2-units
80
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
172
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
325
8.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
684
18.7%
4.4
20 or more units
348
9.5%
9.0
Mobile home
208
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wahpeton, ND Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
537
14.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
138
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
306
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
473
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,048
28.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
601
16.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
331
9.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
97
2.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
133
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wahpeton, ND Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,609
49.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
168
5.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,299
39.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
52
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
16
0.5%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
18
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
101
3.1%
1.1
Wahpeton, ND Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,027
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
2.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
52
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
115
11.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
387
37.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
421
41.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
664
65.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
209
20.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
5.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
1.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
75
7.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Wahpeton, ND Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,450
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
127
8.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
589
40.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
734
50.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
24
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
544
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
393
27.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
153
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
342
23.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
83
5.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
90
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
375
26.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
38
0.0%
0.0%
Wahpeton, ND Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,789
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
317
17.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
550
30.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
474
26.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
284
15.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
121
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
43
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
103,400
205,000
