Cavalier is a city of 1,426 people in North Dakota. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago. The typical home is worth $170,400, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $800 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,449, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cavalier
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.5% → 50.6%(−16.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share98.3% → 90.9%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$135,124 → $170,400(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
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)34.6%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.2%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 104 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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Over time
Cavalier, decade by decade
Cavalier population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,508
$49,830
$135,124
17.5%
4.3
2000
1,537
$64,973
$124,601
22.8%
17.9
2010
1,302
$72,780
$125,012
19.5%
16.4
2020
1,246
$58,362
$126,779
27.2%
20.1
2024
1,426
$60,449
$170,400
28.9%
21.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
