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Williston, ND

27,368 Population
23.2 square miles 1,180 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 31.6 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 35.2 ±0.2

Economics

$40,942 ±$4,121 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $41,200 ±$3,205
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $37,343 ±$474
$75,061 ±$8,850 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $80,142 † ±$8,084
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $68,131 ±$1,030

7.6% ±1.9% (2,055  ±499) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 7.1% † 2,679 (±1.5% / ±576)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 10.7% 80,390 (±0.4% / ±2,973)

14.6 minutes ±1.7 (211,985  ±27,365) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 16.3 317,430 (±1.5 / ±30,925)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 17.6 6,686,840 (±0.3 / ±115,040)

Families

11,216 ±641 Number of households
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 15,286 ±710
  • North Dakota: 316,542 ±1,777
2.4 ±0.1 (26,965  ±127) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 2.5 37,987 (±0.1 / ±117)
  • about the same as the figure in North Dakota: 2.4 748,971 (±0)

5.5% ±2.5% (368  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 6.5% † 555 (±2.2% / ±185)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 6.6% 11,411 (±0.5% / ±889)

Housing

14,891 ±457 Number of housing units
  • the Williston, ND Micro Area: 20,079 ±59
  • North Dakota: 370,111 ±202

$220,500 ±$23,356 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Williston, ND Micro Area: $240,700 ±$16,388
  • a little higher than the amount in North Dakota: $209,900 ±$2,180

19.8% ±4.5% (5,349  ±1,213.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 17.3% † 6,572 (±3.5% / ±1,308.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 17% 129,432 (±0.6% / ±4,183.5)

Social

90.5% ±6.9% (15,472  ±1,258.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 91.2% 21,946 (±5.7% / ±1,397.4)
  • a little less than the rate in North Dakota: 93.3% 470,066 (±1% / ±4,846.3)
26.3% ±4.2% (4,494  ±724.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 24.4% † 5,871 (±3.4% / ±828.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 31.1% 156,652 (±0.6% / ±3,017.5)

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

11.1% ±2.5% (3,026  ±675) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 8.1% † 3,132 (±1.7% / ±670)
  • more than double the rate in North Dakota: 4.4% 33,955 (±0.2% / ±1,321)

9.6% ±2.6% (1,867  ±514) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Williston, ND Micro Area: 9.2% † 2,489 (±1.9% / ±518)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 7.7% 45,020 (±0.2% / ±1,411)
1,867 Total veterans ±514 1,778 Male ±488 89 Female ±84

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