COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Earth vs Williston
PLACE A
White Earth, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Williston, North Dakota
White Earth is 98% smaller than Williston. Williston earns more, with a median household income $61,931 higher. Williston has grown faster since 2000 (98% vs -10%).
WHITE EARTHWILLISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population50629,522−98% vs Williston
Population density1481,147−999
Population growth-10.0%98.2%−108.2 pts
Median age29.732.0−2.3
Male42.3%51.7%−9.4 pts
Female57.7%48.3%+9.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.0%73.6%−71.7 pts
Black0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.3%10.4%+1.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other85.8%7.8%+77.9 pts
Median household income$17,450$79,381−$61,931
Per capita income$23,064$45,046−$21,982
Poverty rate63.6%8.1%+55.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6400.460+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.5%25.8%−23.4 pts
Graduate degree1.1%7.6%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate13.8%4.9%+8.8 pts
Labor force participation43.4%76.1%−32.8 pts
Median home value$73,300$286,200−$212,900
Median gross rent$300$1,122−$822
Owner-occupied19.0%47.1%−28.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%24.8%−12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%30.7%−16.2 pts
Average commute20.217.6+2.6
Worked from home3.0%3.6%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.4%+2.6 pts
Uninsured22.5%11.4%+11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024