Walsh County, North Dakota

Walsh County has a population of 10,396 and has shrunk 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $132,700, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $71,944.

Home price
$132,700
Income
$71,944
Population
10,396
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$132,700county
Median gross rent$748county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198073.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$680county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,140county
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$71,944county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home4.2%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%county
Economic output per resident$98,790county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.07%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 time18.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport92482county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.5 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 station39 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths9.6county
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 higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.8%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1911county
Students per full-time teacher9.0county
Free lunch eligible40.9%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population10,396county
Land area in square miles1,282county
People per square mile of land8.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages9.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents350county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in180county
Households that moved away240county
Average income of arriving households$54,456county
Average income of departing households$54,796county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature41.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing171 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days184 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.7¢county
Household electricity use1,239 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.4%county
Homes heated by propane17.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%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 risk35.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.2county
Landslide risk28.4county
Hail risk76.7county
Earthquake risk6.6county
Tornado risk40.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.7county
Winter weather risk90.4county
Strong wind risk37.5county
Wildfire risk79.2county

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 Walsh 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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