COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plaza vs Williston
PLACE A
Plaza, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Williston, North Dakota
Plaza is 99% smaller than Williston. Plaza earns more, with a median household income $6,100 higher. Williston has grown faster since 2000 (98% vs 23%).
PLAZAWILLISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population20429,522−99% vs Williston
Population density1891,147−959
Population growth23.4%98.2%−74.8 pts
Median age38.232.0+6.2
Male50.3%51.7%−1.4 pts
Female49.7%48.3%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born12.3%11.4%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%73.6%−3.4 pts
Black0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.0%10.4%+7.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other11.7%7.8%+3.9 pts
Median household income$85,481$79,381+$6,100
Per capita income$46,161$45,046+$1,115
Poverty rate4.3%8.1%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%25.8%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree7.7%7.6%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation74.0%76.1%−2.2 pts
Median home value$163,200$286,200−$123,000
Median gross rent$1,106$1,122−$16
Owner-occupied75.8%47.1%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%24.8%−18.8 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%30.7%−7.0 pts
Average commute25.117.6+7.5
Worked from home4.1%3.6%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured8.6%11.4%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025