Steele County, ND
Demographic and economic profile of Steele County, ND, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Steele County is a small, agriculture-rooted rural county in eastern North Dakota with a population of 1,731 and a labor force participation rate of 59.7%, reflecting its older median age of 46.9 years. The workforce is largely high-school educated, with 29.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings of $40,774, and an unemployment rate of 3.5%. The county's GDP per capita of $105,831 stands well above median household income of $77,500, pointing to capital-intensive production, while housing costs remain low—median home value of $120,400 and median gross rent of $630/month—though a 9.4% population decline over five years signals ongoing demographic contraction.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-9.4% since 2018
Steele County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,705 (94.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race37 (2.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races32 (1.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone12 (0.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone11 (0.6%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone4 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic15
- 2.Other Indo-European7
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining238
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance140
- 3.Construction (Group)90
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)64
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)60
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations386
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations143
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations129
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations95
- 5.Service Occupations46
Housing
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Workforce
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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.