Williston Population History 1990 - 2023

Williston Population Facts

What is the current population of Williston?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Williston is 27,706. Williston, North Dakota is the 1,426th largest city in the US.

What county is Williston, North Dakota in?

Williston is located entirely in Williams County.

What is the size of Williston, North Dakota in square miles?

Williston has an area of 7.5 square miles. Williston is the 9th largest city, by area, in North Dakota.

What was the peak population of Williston?

The peak population of Williston was in 2020, when its population was 29,281. In 2020, Williston was the 1,337th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 1,426th largest city in the US. Williston is currently 5.4% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Williston growing?

Williston has grown 122.2% since the 2000. Williston, North Dakota is growing extremely quickly; it is growing faster than 92% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Williston, North Dakota?

Williston has a population density of 1,961.1 people per square mile. Williston has the 5th highest population density in North Dakota.

Williston Demographics

What is the voting age population of Williston, North Dakota?

The total voting age population of Williston, North Dakota, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 18,691. The voting age population is 55.1% male and 44.9% female.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 7.9% of the residents of Williston are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Williston, North Dakota?

The racial demographics of Williston are 78.9% White, 6.4% Other, 5.6% Black, 5.0% Two or more races, 2.8% American Indian, 1.1% Asian and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 9.4% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota residents are below the poverty line?

In Williston, 6.4% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 8.7%. On a per-household basis, 5.3% of families are below the poverty line in Williston.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 75.5% of Williston residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Williston, North Dakota residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 90.6% of Williston residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 25.2% have a bachelor's degree and 5.1% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Williston residents aged 5 and older, 10.9% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home, 2.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.7% speak an Asian language.

Williston Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Williston, North Dakota?

The unemployment rate in Williston is 2.6%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota residents work for the government?

In Williston, 9.7% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Williston, North Dakota?

The median household income in Williston is $84,710.

Williston Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Williston, North Dakota?

In Williston, 46.1% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Williston, North Dakota?

Renters occupy 53.9% of housing units in Williston.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Williston, 7.2% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Williston, North Dakota housing units were built after 2000?

In Williston, 54.3% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 8,200 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Williston, North Dakota?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Williston is $964.

What percentage of households in Williston, North Dakota have broadband internet?

In Williston, 76.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.