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Williston, ND

28,056 Population
25.7 square miles 1,090.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 31.8 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 35.9 ±0.2

Economics

$45,046 ±$3,646 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $44,320 ±$2,818
  • a little higher than the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
$79,381 ±$9,437 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $85,595 ±$6,424
  • a little higher than the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163

8.1% ±2.2% (2,244  ±613) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.6% † 3,379 (±2.3% / ±885)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)

17.6 minutes ±1.7 (255,855  ±28,501) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 18.7 355,445 (±1.4 / ±31,090)
  • about the same as the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)

Families

11,360 ±694 Number of households
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 15,154 ±764
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
2.4 ±0.2 (27,512  ±31) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 2.6 38,877 (±0.1 / ±124)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048

1.6% ±1.4% (117  ±105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 3.8% † 368 (±1.7% / ±167)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)

Housing

15,107 ±387 Number of housing units
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 20,376 ±57
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282

$286,200 ±$26,966 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $284,800 ±$24,004
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909

19.1% ±4.5% (5,346  ±1,254.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 19.2% † 7,540 (±3.6% / ±1,418.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)

Social

93.1% ±6.5% (16,621  ±1,234.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 93.1% 22,836 (±5.7% / ±1,410.6)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94% 482,677 (±1% / ±5,364.2)
25.8% ±3.6% (4,615  ±649.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 24.4% † 5,988 (±3% / ±730.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)

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

11.4% ±2.5% (3,185  ±687) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.5% 3,364
  • more than double the rate in North Dakota: 4.7% 36,962

8.8% ±2.6% (1,783  ±534) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8% † 2,199 (±2% / ±563)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
1,783 Total veterans ±534 1,634 Male ±505 149 Female ±124

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