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New Salem city, Morton County, ND

780 Population
1.4 square miles 563.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±9.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Morton County: 37.6 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 35.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,566 ±$4,362 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Morton County: $46,235 † ±$5,193
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,519 ±$11,789 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Morton County: $79,382 ±$6,495
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.9% ±2.8% (46  ±23) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Morton County: 8% † 2,654 (±2.1% / ±678)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.9 minutes ±2.8 (7,310  ±2,774) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Morton County: 19.8 323,460 (±1.2 / ±24,074)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

281 ±68 Number of households
  • Morton County: 13,946 ±353
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.4 (686  ±197) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Morton County: 2.4 33,093 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

14.8% ±10.5% (23  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Morton County: 6.6% † 494 (±2.6% / ±196)
  • more than double the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

377 ±95 Number of housing units
  • Morton County: 15,465 ±36
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$187,000 ±$25,702 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Morton County: $263,900 ±$11,929
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.1% ±7.7% (106  ±63.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Morton County: 10.6% † 3,540 (±2.6% / ±884.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.8% ±29.2% (525  ±106.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Morton County: 94.8% 22,051 (±5.2% / ±1,249.4)
  • 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)
20.1% ±6.8% (114  ±47.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Morton County: 28.8% † 6,700 (±2.9% / ±691.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)
  • about three-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

0.1% ±0.4% (1  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Morton County: 1.1% 381
  • 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

7.3% ±3.9% (43  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Morton County: 8% † 2,080 (±1.4% / ±372)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
43 Total veterans ±25 43 Male ±25 N/A Female ±10

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