CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grafton

North Dakota · 4,840 residents · 3.30 sq mi

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With 4,840 people, Grafton is a city in North Dakota. Getting to work takes 9 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $51,700. Median rent is $297 a month. Households take in $22,122 at the median, 27% less than the US figure. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

4,840

+7%vs 2000

vs 4,516 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(373)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(415)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(267)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(267)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(778)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(696)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(427)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(409)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(284)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(161)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,122

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,231 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,094

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,644 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,700

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(3,970)

Black0.2%(9)

Hispanic / Latino9.6%(432)

Asian0.3%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(4,624)

Black0.4%(19)

Hispanic / Latino5%(244)

Asian0.7%(36)

Other3.3%(161)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican19%(779)

Puerto Rican0.7%(27)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.1%(45)

Thai0.4%(15)

Nepalese0.2%(9)

Asian Indian0.2%(7)

Ancestry

Norwegian22.4%(920)

German16.9%(692)

Polish6.3%(259)

French4.5%(183)

Irish3.9%(159)

Czech3.8%(157)

English3%(125)

Swedish2.2%(91)

American2%(81)

Welsh1.8%(73)

French Canadian1.3%(55)

Dutch1%(40)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(14)

Subsaharan African0.3%(13)

Austrian0.2%(8)

Belgian0.2%(8)

Finnish0.2%(8)

Italian0.2%(8)

Bulgarian0.1%(6)

Scottish0.1%(5)

Danish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.2%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.3 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 10.5 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 married35.8%(592)

Married51%(842)

Widowed2%(33)

Divorced11.2%(185)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(357)

Married53.2%(910)

Widowed12.8%(219)

Divorced13%(223)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% 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)2.1%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.4%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 240 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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