Emmons County is home to 3,254 people in North Dakota. At a median age of 51.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $117,200. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,538, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Emmons County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate23.8% → 9.1%(−14.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population4,830 → 3,254(−33%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.6% → 93.1%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)23.2%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.9%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 185 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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Over time
Emmons County, decade by decade
Emmons County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,830
$40,542
$76,802
9.0%
1.0
2000
4,331
$47,580
$72,502
12.3%
4.2
2010
3,550
$51,235
$85,739
13.7%
5.7
2020
3,301
$61,829
$114,538
19.4%
10.3
2024
3,254
$66,538
$117,200
22.2%
16.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
