Ward County, North Dakota Demographics

Ward County is 1st in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Ward County is 3rd in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Current population (2012)

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Households

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Housing units

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Ward County is 4th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	64,798	4th	699,628	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,013.3	5th	69,000.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	30.6	4th	9.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	7.9%	4th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.6%	7th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.2%	46th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.5%	4th	90.0%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.2%	6th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Race - White	90.6%	45th	90.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.0%	1st	1.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.5%	17th	5.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	5th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	13th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	5th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	4th	2.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.5%	45th	88.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Female residents	48.3%	39th	49.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.2%	9th	2.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Housing units	27,221	4th	320,909	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.7%	6th	25.8%	25.9%
Households	24,453	4th	278,669	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.3%	49th	66.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$124,300	5th	$118,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	8th	2.3	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,502	4th	10,340	829,658

Income Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Income per capita	$26,026	31st	$27,305	$27,915
Income per household	$51,081	16th	$49,415	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.1%	28th	12.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Ward County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,866	3rd	22,370	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	24,715	4th	306,064	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,720	4th	61,546	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,118,967	4th	$10,527,300	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,949	9th	$16,495	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$106,720	4th	$1,214,201	$613,795,732