COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oriska vs Moorhead
PLACE A
Oriska, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Moorhead, Iowa
Oriska is 42% smaller than Moorhead. Oriska earns more, with a median household income $78,194 higher. Oriska has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
ORISKAMOORHEADDIFFERENCE
Total population110190−42% vs Moorhead
Population density412809−397
Population growth-3.4%-11.9%+8.6 pts
Median age30.346.8−16.5
Male43.7%43.1%+0.6 pts
Female56.3%56.9%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.4%99.5%−18.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other13.4%0.5%+12.9 pts
Median household income$123,194$45,000+$78,194
Per capita income$31,267$31,199+$68
Poverty rate10.4%26.2%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2490.442−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%8.2%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree1.5%4.8%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%1.1%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation78.4%57.0%+21.4 pts
Median home value$76,800$54,200+$22,600
Median gross rent$535$1,016−$481
Owner-occupied87.0%85.3%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%14.3%−8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%53.3%−42.2 pts
Average commute30.427.0+3.4
Worked from home3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.5%2.6%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025