COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Kidder County

North Dakota · 3,332 residents · 1,351 sq mi

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Kidder County is home to 3,332 people in North Dakota. The average commute runs 48 minutes. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $22,600. At a median age of 38.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 24.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,332

+21%vs 2000

vs 2,753 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

−14%vs 2000

vs 44.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,351 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(204)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(250)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(305)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(225)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(113)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(402)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(446)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(314)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(408)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(357)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(247)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(61)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,378

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,389 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,700

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,270 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.1%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,600

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$210

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $260 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.8%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

16.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(2,723)

Black0.2%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(16)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(3,317)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(14)

Asian0.5%(15)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(51)

Puerto Rican0.5%(13)

Central American0.3%(7)

Salvadoran0.3%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(8)

Ancestry

German49.3%(1,171)

Norwegian16.6%(395)

Irish8.9%(212)

Russian7%(167)

English5.8%(139)

American2.2%(53)

Polish2.2%(52)

West Indian1.5%(36)

Swedish1.3%(32)

Italian1%(23)

Scottish0.8%(19)

Armenian0.8%(18)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(18)

Dutch0.6%(14)

Czech0.5%(11)

French0.5%(11)

French Canadian0.3%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(6)

British0.1%(3)

Belgian0.1%(2)

Finnish0.1%(2)

Welsh0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

48.4 min

+174%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 married31.1%(356)

Married49.1%(561)

Widowed5.9%(67)

Divorced13.9%(159)

Women 15+

Never married11.9%(97)

Married71.1%(582)

Widowed9.9%(81)

Divorced7.1%(58)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

34.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.8%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)10%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(28)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 150 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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