COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Walsh County

North Dakota · 13,840 residents · 1,282 sq mi

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Walsh County is a county of 13,840 people in North Dakota. Median home value sits at $42,000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $281 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

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

13,840

+12%vs 2000

vs 12,389 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,282 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(995)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,122)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,140)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(856)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(585)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,983)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,877)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,357)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,321)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(1,368)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(887)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(349)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,973

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,845 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,766

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,496 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(11,436)

Black0.2%(24)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(700)

Asian0.2%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(13,501)

Black0.3%(40)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(332)

Asian0.4%(52)

Other1.8%(247)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.7%(1,117)

Puerto Rican0.3%(30)

Central American0%(2)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

South American0%(2)

Argentine0%(2)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.4%(45)

Thai0.1%(15)

Nepalese0.1%(10)

Korean0.1%(8)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

Norwegian29.1%(3,029)

German18.5%(1,928)

Polish8%(835)

Czech6.3%(655)

Irish5%(518)

French4.2%(434)

Swedish3.6%(377)

English3%(313)

American2.1%(221)

Dutch1.3%(131)

French Canadian0.8%(81)

Scottish0.8%(80)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(78)

Subsaharan African0.7%(72)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(58)

Ukrainian0.4%(45)

Russian0.4%(44)

Danish0.4%(43)

Slovak0.2%(19)

Italian0.2%(18)

British0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Ethiopian0.1%(7)

Bulgarian0.1%(6)

Greek0%(5)

Romanian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(5)

Brazilian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Arab0%(1)

Lebanese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+72%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 married29.4%(1,240)

Married55.3%(2,330)

Widowed2.3%(98)

Divorced12.9%(543)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(861)

Married58.7%(2,433)

Widowed11.3%(469)

Divorced9.3%(385)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.7%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% 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)11.4%(63)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.3%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(240)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 555 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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