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Oliver County, ND

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

AI Overview

Oliver County is a small, rural North Dakota county of 1,821 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size, generating a GDP per capita of $128,482 against median worker earnings of $49,963. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at just 0.9%—though participation is modest at 61.3%, and only 20.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 94.6% have completed high school. Housing costs are low relative to income, with a median home value of $217,000 and median gross rent of $725/month, and a homeownership rate of 95.2%, though the population has edged down 0.9% over the past five years and the median age of 46.1 reflects an older resident base.

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

Population

1,821

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,240

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.9% since 2018

Oliver County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,820 (99.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race18 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1 (0.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone0 (0.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic16
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

48.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

103

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$128,482

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance203
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining112
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities88
  4. 4.Construction (Group)84
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)62

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations353
  2. 2.Service Occupations139
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations129
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations118
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations57

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.37×)139
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.18×)107
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)184

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$217,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$725/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

95.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999106 (15.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99983 (12.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99970 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99961 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99956 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99945 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,963

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone628 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home71 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled68 (8.6%)
  • Other16 (2.0%)
  • Walked7 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.