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Ramsey County, ND

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

AI Overview

Ramsey County, ND has a small labor market of roughly 11,563 residents with a 68.9% labor force participation rate and an unemployment rate of 1.9%, though only 27.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $38,939 against a GDP per capita of $59,992, suggesting output exceeds individual wages, while housing costs remain low with a median home value of $197,400 and median gross rent of $687/month. Population has been essentially flat over five years (+0.1%), and a poverty rate of 16.3% sits above typical rural North Dakota averages, with a mean commute time of just 14.5 minutes reflecting the county's compact geography.

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

Population

11,563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,006

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,415 (81.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,105 (9.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races658 (5.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone114 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone99 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race96 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic114
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)93
  3. 3.Spanish38
  4. 4.Other Indo-European37
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

647

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$59,992

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,577

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,703
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,022
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services540
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining439
  5. 5.Construction (Group)351

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,949
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,206
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,200
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations870
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations804

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.63×)446
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.43×)941
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.36×)154
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.32×)1,856
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$197,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$687/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

54.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999475 (16.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999310 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999280 (9.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999274 (9.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999253 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999215 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,939

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,868 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled636 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home299 (4.9%)
  • Walked276 (4.5%)
  • Taxi22 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle19 (0.3%)

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.