COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pembina County

North Dakota · 9,238 residents · 1,119 sq mi

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With 9,238 people, Pembina County is a county in North Dakota. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $41,300. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Median rent is $268 a month. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,238

+8%vs 2000

vs 8,585 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,119 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(619)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(767)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(767)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(622)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(313)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(1,274)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,323)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(911)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(930)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(869)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(609)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(234)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,256

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,430 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,308

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,692 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

22.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(8,058)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(264)

Asian0.2%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(8,973)

Black0.3%(26)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(79)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other2.4%(222)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(226)

Puerto Rican0.2%(16)

Cuban0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(10)

Asian Indian0.1%(6)

Pakistani0%(2)

Filipino0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.2%(12)

Ancestry

German24.8%(1,670)

Norwegian18.2%(1,224)

Irish9.2%(621)

English8.2%(551)

French6.7%(453)

American4.1%(279)

Swedish3.8%(254)

Polish3.5%(238)

Scottish2.5%(171)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(120)

French Canadian1.4%(92)

Dutch0.8%(51)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.7%(50)

Russian0.6%(37)

Hungarian0.5%(33)

Ukrainian0.4%(28)

Subsaharan African0.4%(24)

British0.3%(22)

Danish0.3%(21)

Canadian0.3%(18)

Czech0.3%(18)

Finnish0.2%(14)

Ethiopian0.2%(14)

Brazilian0.2%(13)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Iranian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(6)

Portuguese0.1%(5)

Romanian0.1%(5)

Arab0%(3)

Nigerian0%(3)

Lebanese0%(2)

Welsh0%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

Australian0%(1)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married29.3%(865)

Married55.5%(1,639)

Widowed4%(118)

Divorced11.2%(332)

Women 15+

Never married17.5%(459)

Married60%(1,572)

Widowed13%(341)

Divorced9.5%(248)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% 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)35.2%(202)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(142)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(201)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 574 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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