Hettinger County, North Dakota

Hettinger County has a population of 2,432 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $117,300, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $73,026.

Home price
$117,300
Income
$73,026
Population
2,432
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$117,300county
Median gross rent$785county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198074.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$927county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$745county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,149county
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$73,026county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed29.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$62,520county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.12%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 time16.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport26146county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station127 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths82.2county
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 higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment500county
Students per full-time teacher9.6county
Free lunch eligible38.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 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 matter4.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population2,432county
Land area in square miles1,132county
People per square mile of land2.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store35.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.9%county
Share of households that are one person40.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents482county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in43county
Households that moved away50county
Average income of arriving households$39,419county
Average income of departing households$58,500county
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 temperature43.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing183 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days134 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.7¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.5%county
Homes heated by propane18.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.8county
Landslide risk11.5county
Hail risk80.0county
Earthquake risk22.4county
Tornado risk25.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk8.3county
Winter weather risk84.4county
Strong wind risk24.8county
Wildfire risk55.4county

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 Hettinger 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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