CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Towner

North Dakota · 690 residents · 0.83 sq mi

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Towner is home to 690 people in North Dakota. The median age is 44.1, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $25,600. Renters pay $177 a month at the median. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.1

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

690

+20%vs 2000

vs 574 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 49.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024467

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(43)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(45)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(20)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.3%(64)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(94)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(82)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.6%(101)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(64)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,231

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,536 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,324

−52%vs 2000

vs $19,598 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,600

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$177

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $261 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(558)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(690)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(14)

Puerto Rican2.1%(10)

Ancestry

German46.3%(216)

Norwegian27%(126)

French4.7%(22)

Swedish4.1%(19)

Irish3.9%(18)

Finnish2.1%(10)

American1.7%(8)

British1.7%(8)

Czech1.7%(8)

Scottish1.1%(5)

English0.9%(4)

Austrian0.4%(2)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.4%(2)

Dutch0.4%(2)

Russian0.4%(2)

Ukrainian0.4%(2)

French Canadian0.2%(1)

Italian0.2%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(1)

Swiss0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+69%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married30.2%(61)

Married51%(103)

Widowed5%(10)

Divorced13.9%(28)

Women 15+

Never married16.8%(29)

Married60.7%(105)

Widowed8.7%(15)

Divorced13.9%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.0%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.1%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% 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)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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