CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Abercrombie

North Dakota · 253 residents · 0.33 sq mi

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Abercrombie is home to 253 people in North Dakota. The typical home is worth $32,200. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 32% less than in North Dakota as a whole. The poverty rate is 23.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $15,750, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

253

−15%vs 2000

vs 296 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

+9%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024232

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.3%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.9%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(17)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(40)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(36)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(21)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(21)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.5%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,750

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,381

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,911 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.3%

+9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,200

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$229

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $467 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(286)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(249)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.6%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German53.4%(124)

Norwegian41.4%(96)

Swedish12.1%(28)

American7.3%(17)

Irish5.6%(13)

English4.7%(11)

French3.9%(9)

Polish3%(7)

Italian2.2%(5)

Russian0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Swedish population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.7 min

+109%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.2%(25)

Married50%(46)

Widowed2.2%(2)

Divorced20.7%(19)

Women 15+

Never married12%(9)

Married66.7%(50)

Widowed14.7%(11)

Divorced6.7%(5)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 0.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.0%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.1%

−16.5 ptssince 2020

from 88.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.8%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.5%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.3%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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