Towner is a city of 467 people in North Dakota. The typical home is worth $78,400, having roughly tripled since 2000. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median rent is $450 a month. 1% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Towner
What changed most since 1990
Population690 → 467(−32%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$61,442 → $78,400(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share0.0% → 6.2%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)6.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era69.6%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 46 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
Towner, decade by decade
Towner 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
690
$46,156
$61,442
12.1%
0.0
2000
574
$46,518
$50,096
18.2%
6.8
2010
533
$50,081
$67,757
10.5%
18.6
2020
479
$53,388
$99,508
12.6%
17.8
2024
467
$49,500
$78,400
25.0%
28.3
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.
