COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Traill County

North Dakota · 8,752 residents · 862 sq mi

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Traill County is a county of 8,752 people in North Dakota. The typical home is worth $39,600. Median rent is $270 a month. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Households take in $22,050 at the median, 27% less than the US figure. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,752

+3%vs 2000

vs 8,477 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

862 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(553)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(646)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(687)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(655)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(559)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,192)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(1,086)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(807)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(788)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(907)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(606)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(266)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,050

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,445 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,509

−42%vs 2000

vs $18,014 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.3%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $344 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(8,170)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(185)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(8,593)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(93)

Asian0.4%(35)

Other1.4%(121)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(235)

Spaniard0.2%(14)

South American0.1%(7)

Chilean0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(24)

Laotian0.1%(9)

Indonesian0.1%(7)

Filipino0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(9)

Tongan0%(1)

Ancestry

Norwegian36.3%(2,895)

German25%(1,990)

Irish6.1%(483)

Swedish4.5%(360)

English3.7%(291)

French2.9%(230)

American2.3%(187)

Polish1.6%(126)

Czech1.4%(111)

Scottish1.3%(103)

French Canadian1.2%(92)

Dutch0.6%(50)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(47)

Danish0.6%(46)

Ukrainian0.4%(30)

Swiss0.3%(27)

British0.3%(26)

Finnish0.3%(25)

Italian0.2%(17)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(16)

West Indian0.2%(13)

Austrian0.2%(12)

Haitian0.2%(12)

Australian0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(8)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

Slovene0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

Nigerian0.1%(4)

Welsh0.1%(4)

Slovak0%(3)

Croatian0%(2)

Israeli0%(2)

Jamaican0%(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

17.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+72%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married31.6%(1,063)

Married57%(1,917)

Widowed2.6%(87)

Divorced8.9%(299)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(627)

Married59.3%(1,843)

Widowed11.4%(353)

Divorced9.1%(284)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 80.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% 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)16.2%(69)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(125)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.3%(138)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 427 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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