Rolette County, North Dakota

Rolette County has a population of 11,924 and has shrunk 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $103,800, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $59,517.

Home price
$103,800
Income
$59,517
Population
11,924
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$103,800county
Median gross rent$505county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$954county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$727county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,318county
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$59,517county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate24.3%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 home4.7%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government37.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry41.6%county
Economic output per resident$49,900county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.94%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 time16.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9488county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.8%county
Traffic deaths151.0county
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 higher18.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.5%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment2863county
Students per full-time teacher8.5county
Free lunch eligible93.0%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population11,924county
Land area in square miles903county
People per square mile of land13.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.8%county
Population change since 2020-4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age32.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1832.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.2%county
Share of households that are one person24.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents164county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in131county
Households that moved away172county
Average income of arriving households$44,733county
Average income of departing households$39,500county
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 temperature39.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.3 incounty
Annual snowfall21.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing182 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days127 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$195county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.9¢county
Household electricity use1,826 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.6%county
Homes heated by propane27.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.4county
Landslide risk63.2county
Hail risk38.9county
Earthquake risk15.2county
Tornado risk31.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.7county
Winter weather risk96.3county
Strong wind risk40.2county
Wildfire risk96.4county

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 Rolette 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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