COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Benson County

North Dakota · 7,198 residents · 1,389 sq mi

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With 7,198 people, Benson County is a county in North Dakota. The poverty rate is 31.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $18,500. Getting to work takes 34 minutes on average. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the North Dakota median by roughly 27%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,198

+3%vs 2000

vs 6,964 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,389 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(706)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(711)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(730)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(548)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(373)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(896)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(874)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(635)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(616)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(562)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(397)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(150)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,917

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,688 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,983

−39%vs 2000

vs $11,509 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.7%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,500

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $292 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

31.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.7%(3,533)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(55)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.2%(4,406)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(15)

Asian0%(2)

Other38.8%(2,790)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(75)

Dominican0.5%(30)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(39)

Laotian0.2%(9)

Ancestry

Norwegian20.7%(1,202)

German19.7%(1,145)

Irish2.9%(167)

Swedish2.8%(162)

English2.3%(134)

Polish1.7%(99)

Italian1.5%(90)

Danish0.9%(55)

American0.6%(33)

French0.6%(32)

Dutch0.4%(25)

Czech0.4%(24)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.3%(20)

Swiss0.3%(18)

Greek0.3%(15)

Scottish0.2%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

Ukrainian0.2%(9)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Belgian0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

British0.1%(3)

Welsh0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.4%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.4 min

+168%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married48.6%(1,052)

Married38%(822)

Widowed3.2%(69)

Divorced10.2%(220)

Women 15+

Never married38.9%(795)

Married42.1%(861)

Widowed7.3%(150)

Divorced11.6%(237)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−12.7 ptssince 2013

from 23.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% 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)18.8%(48)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.9%(89)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.6%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 255 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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