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Wahpeton city, Richland County, ND

8,010 Population
5.4 square miles 1,495.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Richland County: 38 ±0.9
  • a little less than the figure in North Dakota: 35.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,490 ±$2,534 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Richland County: $40,975 ±$2,214
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,750 ±$8,075 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Richland County: $75,432 ±$4,512
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.6% ±4% (1,049  ±271) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Richland County: 9.7% † 1,473 (±1.9% / ±283)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.6 minutes ±5 (71,690  ±20,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Richland County: 21.1 † 165,545 (±2.7 / ±21,757)
  • about the same as the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,459 ±152 Number of households
  • Richland County: 6,849 ±195
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.1 (6,599  ±83) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Richland County: 2.2 15,107 (±0.1 / ±27)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±3% (106  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Richland County: 7.4% † 264 (±1.9% / ±70)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,756 ±146 Number of housing units
  • Richland County: 7,530 ±106
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$171,300 ±$11,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Richland County: $183,600 ±$10,935
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.3% ±3.8% (1,455  ±300.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Richland County: 12% † 1,954 (±2.1% / ±336.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±7.5% (4,648  ±400.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Richland County: 94.5% 10,219 (±4.2% / ±456.8)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94% 482,677 (±1% / ±5,364.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.1% ±4.3% (1,152  ±216.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Richland County: 24.9% 2,688 (±2.3% / ±252.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% ±0.8% (187  ±64) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Richland County: 1.9% 311
  • about half the rate in North Dakota: 4.7% 36,962
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±2.1% (533  ±142) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Richland County: 7.3% † 941 (±1.2% / ±155)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
533 Total veterans ±142 458 Male ±130 75 Female ±53

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