Griggs County, North Dakota

Griggs County has a population of 2,245 and has shrunk 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,300, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $61,711.

Home price
$119,300
Income
$61,711
Population
2,245
Unemployment
1.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,300county
Median gross rent$573county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198081.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.0%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$1,076county
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$61,711county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate1.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed24.5%county
Share of workers employed by government8.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$90,906county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.91%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 time16.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9516county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 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 station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%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 higher26.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment379county
Students per full-time teacher10.5county
Free lunch eligible39.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.5%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population2,245county
Land area in square miles709county
People per square mile of land3.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age51.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.7%county
Share of households that are one person37.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents694county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in39county
Households that moved away38county
Average income of arriving households$63,692county
Average income of departing households$49,000county
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 precipitation20.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing173 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days118 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 24county
Average first fall frostSep 19county

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 electricity46.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane34.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.3county
Landslide risk26.8county
Hail risk70.2county
Earthquake risk0.6county
Tornado risk16.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk6.2county
Winter weather risk59.5county
Strong wind risk54.5county
Wildfire risk49.1county

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 Griggs 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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