MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Wahpeton Micro

Wahpeton, ND-MN · 2 counties · 25,664 residents · 2,187 sq mi

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Wahpeton is a metro area of 25,664 people. Median home value sits at $41,765. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $275 a month at the median. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $23,906, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,664

+2%vs 2000

vs 25,136 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

12 / sq mi

+2%vs 2000

vs 11 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,187 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,870)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,056)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,108)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,088)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,686)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,853)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(3,324)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,167)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,297)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(2,093)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,542)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(580)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,906

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,665 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,429

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,491 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,765

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,058 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $364 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

28.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(24,249)

Black0.3%(73)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(233)

Asian0.2%(54)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(25,060)

Black0.1%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(168)

Asian0.3%(80)

Other2%(508)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(632)

Central American0.3%(80)

Costa Rican0.2%(57)

Spaniard0.1%(29)

Guatemalan0.3%(19)

South American0.1%(19)

Chilean0.3%(17)

Dominican0%(11)

Cuban0%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(8)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Venezuelan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(114)

Chinese0.1%(20)

Pakistani0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(31)

Ancestry

German42.2%(9,692)

Norwegian22.3%(5,126)

Irish6.2%(1,415)

Swedish3.6%(829)

English3.5%(801)

Polish2.8%(639)

Czech2.4%(553)

American2.2%(500)

French1.8%(420)

Dutch1.7%(388)

Russian1.3%(309)

Danish1.2%(269)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.1%(257)

Italian0.5%(122)

French Canadian0.5%(119)

Finnish0.4%(94)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(86)

Ukrainian0.3%(79)

Swiss0.3%(74)

Austrian0.3%(44)

Hungarian0.2%(36)

Welsh0.1%(29)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(20)

Ethiopian0.3%(18)

Belgian0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(15)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Portuguese0%(9)

West Indian0%(9)

Haitian0%(8)

Serbian0%(7)

British0%(6)

Arab0%(3)

Syrian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.3%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+74%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 married35.2%(3,423)

Married49.5%(4,807)

Widowed2.7%(266)

Divorced12.5%(1,217)

Women 15+

Never married26.1%(2,367)

Married54.4%(4,936)

Widowed9.8%(886)

Divorced9.7%(879)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% 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)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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