Wahpeton is home to 22,955 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Density works out to 10 people per square mile. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $183,211.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,316, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wahpeton
What changed most since 1990
White share97.4% → 89.2%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population25,664 → 22,955(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.7% → 3.8%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 8 metro and micro areas based in North Dakota
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)17.2%(210)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(189)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(450)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(60)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,223 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
Wahpeton, decade by decade
Wahpeton 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
25,664
$57,377
$100,239
12.6%
6.5
2000
25,136
$66,790
$118,513
14.9%
8.6
2010
22,897
$68,446
$138,246
21.3%
13.2
2020
23,035
$72,361
$162,842
22.6%
24.4
2024
22,955
$74,316
$183,211
24.3%
24.9
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.
