COMPARING TWO PLACES
Griggs County vs Foster County
PLACE A
Griggs County, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Foster County, North Dakota
Griggs County is 30% smaller than Foster County. Foster County earns more, with a median household income $26,120 higher. Foster County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
GRIGGS COUNTYFOSTER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2393,212−30% vs Foster County
Population density35−2
Population growth-4.7%1.6%−6.3 pts
Median age51.543.4+8.1
Male50.8%51.9%−1.1 pts
Female49.2%48.1%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.4%2.0%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.6%93.1%+0.5 pts
Black0.8%0.3%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%1.7%+0.1 pts
Asian0.2%1.8%−1.6 pts
Other3.6%3.1%+0.5 pts
Median household income$61,711$87,831−$26,120
Per capita income$46,301$46,993−$692
Poverty rate11.7%8.8%+2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5380.444+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%28.5%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.5%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%1.0%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation61.2%67.6%−6.4 pts
Median home value$119,300$167,500−$48,200
Median gross rent$573$780−$207
Owner-occupied76.6%79.7%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.1%13.7%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%43.1%−18.1 pts
Average commute16.312.9+3.4
Worked from home6.9%7.7%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%4.9%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025