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Walsh County, ND

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

AI Overview

Walsh County is a small, agriculture-rooted county of 10,488 residents in northeastern North Dakota, with a median household income of $71,944 and a GDP per capita of $64,165 that outpaces median worker earnings of $44,702, suggesting income concentration in capital-intensive sectors. The workforce is modest in educational attainment—19.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—but unemployment sits at just 2.1% with a labor force participation rate of 63.8%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $125,700 and median rent of $766/month, though the county has shed 2.9% of its population over five years, pointing to ongoing demographic contraction.

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

Population

10,488

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,944

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,657 (83.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race875 (8.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone276 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races275 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone134 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone94 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish724
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic56
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic49
  4. 4.Other Indo-European23
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

555

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,165

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,382
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining843
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)592
  4. 4.Construction (Group)488
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)382

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,774
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations981
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations902
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations763
  5. 5.Service Occupations752

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.52×)784
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.23×)440
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)142
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)1,398
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)323

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$766/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999461 (13.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999402 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999300 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999250 (7.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999212 (6.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999192 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,702

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,136 (80.4%)
  • Carpooled540 (10.5%)
  • Worked At Home218 (4.2%)
  • Walked186 (3.6%)
  • Bicycle24 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (0.4%)

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.