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Williston, ND

27,783 Population
25.7 square miles 1,079.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.4 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 31.9 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 35.4 ±0.2

Economics

$44,173 ±$4,542 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $44,076 ±$3,265
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $40,748 ±$450
$80,352 ±$11,191 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $86,139 ±$5,773
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $73,959 ±$1,131

7.4% ±1.9% (2,016  ±528) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 7.4% † 2,865 (±1.8% / ±703)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 80,810 (±0.4% / ±3,337)

14.9 minutes ±1.8 (215,435  ±27,445) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 16.9 327,700 (±1.4 / ±29,230)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,774,545 (±0.3 / ±106,564)

Families

11,410 ±687 Number of households
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 15,599 ±713
  • North Dakota: 320,038 ±1,758
2.4 ±0.1 (27,316  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 2.5 38,511 (±0.1 / ±48)
  • about the same as the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 749,636

2.6% ±2% (173  ±135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 5.2% † 462 (±1.8% / ±163)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Dakota: 6.5% 11,428 (±0.5% / ±820)

Housing

14,734 ±416 Number of housing units
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 20,185 ±40
  • North Dakota: 372,376 ±229

$245,600 ±$21,228 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $255,000 ±$24,121
  • a little higher than the amount in North Dakota: $232,500 ±$2,247

20.1% ±4.7% (5,522  ±1,288.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 18.1% † 6,981 (±3.7% / ±1,421.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 16.7% 128,325 (±0.5% / ±4,085.7)

Social

89.8% ±6.8% (15,594  ±1,275.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 90.8% 22,158 (±5.8% / ±1,431.4)
  • a little less than the rate in North Dakota: 93.5% 473,349 (±0.9% / ±4,760.2)
25.8% ±3.8% (4,481  ±,666.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 24.5% † 5,977 (±3.2% / ±,787.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 31.4% 159,094 (±0.6% / ±3,009.9)

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

11.3% ±2.6% (3,125  ±717) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.4% 3,263
  • more than double the rate in North Dakota: 4.6% 36,023

8.8% ±2.7% (1,731  ±535) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.4% † 2,322 (±2% / ±561)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 7.4% 43,674 (±0.3% / ±1,689)
1,731 Total veterans ±535 1,610 Male ±512 121 Female ±107

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