CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Berthold

North Dakota · 430 residents · 1.19 sq mi

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Berthold is a city of 430 people in North Dakota. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $41,400. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $266 a month. The poverty rate is 19.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

430

−8%vs 2000

vs 466 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024415

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.5%(45)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910%(43)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(78)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(63)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.7%(20)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,833

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,194

−48%vs 2000

vs $17,683 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

+13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,400

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

15.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(455)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(6)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(416)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.3%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.2%(1)

Ancestry

Norwegian43.1%(179)

German39.5%(164)

Irish6.7%(28)

English6%(25)

Swedish6%(25)

Danish2.9%(12)

Polish2.9%(12)

Russian2.7%(11)

American2.4%(10)

Dutch2.4%(10)

French1.4%(6)

Subsaharan African1.4%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.2%(1)

French Canadian0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 married22.1%(43)

Married60.5%(118)

Widowed7.2%(14)

Divorced10.3%(20)

Women 15+

Never married5.7%(9)

Married70.1%(110)

Widowed5.7%(9)

Divorced18.5%(29)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2013

from 1.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.2%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.4%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% 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)15.6%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.1%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32 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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