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LaMoure County, ND

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

AI Overview

LaMoure County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in southeastern North Dakota with a population of 4,107 and essentially flat growth of +0.2% over five years. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 1.6% and labor force participation at 63.6%, and educational attainment skews toward trades and high school credentials, with 24.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $118,000 and median gross rent of $607/month—and a GDP per capita of $76,179 against median worker earnings of $40,950 points to capital-intensive productive output relative to wages.

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

Population

4,107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$80,664

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,952 (96.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races74 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone49 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone20 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12 (0.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic123
  2. 2.Spanish40
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1
  5. 5.Korean1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

203

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$76,179

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,792

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance458
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining420
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)204
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing173
  5. 5.Construction (Group)146

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations888
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations374
  3. 3.Service Occupations332
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations284
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations230

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.78×)418
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)165
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.01×)144
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.88×)424
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.87×)195

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$607/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999236 (16.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999114 (7.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999114 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999106 (7.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,99993 (6.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99990 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,950

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,525 (73.2%)
  • Worked At Home248 (11.9%)
  • Carpooled201 (9.6%)
  • Walked91 (4.4%)
  • Other14 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle3 (0.1%)

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.