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Eddy County, ND

Demographic and economic profile of Eddy County, ND, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Eddy County is a small rural North Dakota county with a population of 2,319 and a workforce shaped by agriculture and related industries, supported by a labor force participation rate of 61.2% and an unemployment rate of just 2.1%. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 47.5, and 28.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings of $42,125 sit below the GDP per capita of $58,481, suggesting productivity concentrated in capital-intensive sectors. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $115,500 and median gross rent of $615/month, and the county posted near-flat population growth of +0.3% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,850

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

Eddy County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,085 (90.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone98 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race74 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races41 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone8 (0.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic19
  2. 2.Spanish9
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

135

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,481

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,264

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance238
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining210
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)120
  4. 4.Construction (Group)108
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)86

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations568
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations214
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations152
  4. 4.Service Occupations125
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations94

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.87×)217
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)300
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 0.84×)105

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$615/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999111 (13.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99976 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99968 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99965 (7.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99954 (6.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99949 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone858 (75.4%)
  • Walked101 (8.9%)
  • Carpooled74 (6.5%)
  • Worked At Home63 (5.5%)
  • Other20 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit15 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.