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Mission township, Benson County, ND

943 Population
40 square miles 23.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±8.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Benson County: 32.6 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 35.9 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,911 ±$7,152 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Benson County: $27,991 ±$2,762
  • about half the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,625 ±$26,972 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Benson County: $64,033 ±$5,343
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.3% ±9.6% (305  ±104) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Benson County: 25.6% † 1,479 (±5.1% / ±295)
  • more than double the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.5 minutes ±1.5 (3,950  ±1,115) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Benson County: 16.1 31,530 (±1.5 / ±3,797)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

281 ±43 Number of households
  • Benson County: 2,025 ±90
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.4 ±0.3 (943  ±161) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Benson County: 2.9 5,784 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.4% ±8.5% (16  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benson County: 12.4% † 138 (±5.1% / ±57)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

292 ±44 Number of housing units
  • Benson County: 2,536 ±29
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$106,300 ±$31,160 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Benson County: $90,000 † ±$18,066
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.9% ±5.5% (46  ±52) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benson County: 8.5% † 471 (±2.7% / ±149.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.5% ±8.8% (457  ±89.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Benson County: 87.6% 2,914 (±5.4% / ±181.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 94% 482,677 (±1% / ±5,364.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.3% ±9% (86  ±52.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Benson County: 21.9% † 727 (±2.9% / ±95.3)
  • about half the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.2% ±0.3% (2  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Benson County: 1.6% 93
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 4.7% 36,962
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.1% ±4.9% (51  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Benson County: 6.6% † 255 (±1.5% / ±59)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
51 Total veterans ±32 41 Male ±27 10 Female ±15

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