Eddy County, North Dakota

Eddy County has a population of 2,307 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,000, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $50,850.

Home price
$124,000
Income
$50,850
Population
2,307
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$124,000county
Median gross rent$590county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198070.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$665county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,214county
Home insurance / yr$2,982(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.4(statewide)
Median household income$50,850county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate14.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.5%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed24.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$95,824county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.00%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.09%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9488county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher30.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment349county
Students per full-time teacher9.4county
Free lunch eligible31.2%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution57 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,307county
Land area in square miles630county
People per square mile of land3.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.5%county
Share of households that are one person48.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents426county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in50county
Households that moved away43county
Average income of arriving households$49,620county
Average income of departing households$42,605county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate254(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a(statewide)
Frost-free days142 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$176county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.4¢county
Household electricity use1,457 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.7%county
Homes heated by propane21.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband88.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk1.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.6county
Landslide risk17.3county
Hail risk41.2county
Earthquake risk1.2county
Tornado risk14.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk4.3county
Winter weather risk56.4county
Strong wind risk13.3county
Wildfire risk63.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Eddy County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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