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Williston, ND

27,964 Population
25.7 square miles 1,086.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 32.3 ±1.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 35.7 ±0.1

Economics

$46,116 ±$3,938 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $45,793 ±$3,054
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $42,474 ±$499
$84,309 ±$10,228 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $90,224 ±$4,796
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $75,949 ±$1,002

8.7% ±2.1% (2,381  ±573) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.8% † 3,406 (±1.9% / ±730)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 10.6% 79,628 (±0.4% / ±3,136)

17.2 minutes ±2 (248,715  ±32,211) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 18.7 360,110 (±1.7 / ±36,192)
  • a little less than the figure in North Dakota: 18 6,753,895 (±0.3 / ±116,740)

Families

11,216 ±752 Number of households
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 15,308 ±824
  • North Dakota: 325,079 ±1,663
2.5 ±0.2 (27,478  ±40) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 2.5 38,781 (±0.1 / ±48)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 751,761

1.7% ±1.4% (120  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 4.1% † 372 (±1.5% / ±139)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Dakota: 6.4% 11,181 (±0.4% / ±757)

Housing

14,872 ±461 Number of housing units
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 20,291 ±37
  • North Dakota: 374,866 ±238

$262,700 ±$23,085 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $267,800 ±$21,094
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $241,100 ±$2,406

21.3% ±5.2% (5,911  ±1,449.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 19.6% † 7,659 (±3.9% / ±1,504.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Dakota: 16.4% 125,799 (±0.5% / ±4,121.9)

Social

90.2% ±6.6% (15,857  ±1,245.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 90.6% 22,348 (±5.4% / ±1,357.1)
  • a little less than the rate in North Dakota: 93.8% 477,731 (±0.9% / ±4,816.4)
25.7% ±3.5% (4,513  ±631.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 23.7% † 5,854 (±2.9% / ±708.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 32.3% 164,378 (±0.6% / ±2,956.5)

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

10% ±2.6% (2,802  ±722) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 7.5% 2,960
  • more than double the rate in North Dakota: 4.5% 34,813

9.8% ±2.4% (1,925  ±471) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.8% † 2,431 (±2% / ±536)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Dakota: 7.4% 43,237 (±0.2% / ±1,422)
1,925 Total veterans ±471 1,724 Male ±420 201 Female ±153

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