North Dakota Profile and Statistics

North Dakota Cities Households By Type

In 2007, North Dakota had 271131 total households with the average home having 2.25 residents and the average family coming in at 2.84.

Of those homes reported, 27.7% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.9% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 4609 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 13792 where the female was the sole head of household.

In North Dakota, 84164 people live alone, and of that, 28809 are 65 and over.

There were 79857 (29.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 63409 (23.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in North Dakota

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 610526, 44.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 22.2 are spouses. There are 159398 children, and 14161 comprise “other relatives.” 30040 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 14130 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

North Dakota Census Marital Status data

In North Dakota, there are 260930 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 88984 have never married; 142374 are currently still married, but have separated. 1865 are legally separated, 20920 are divorced and 6787 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (260108), 25.7% never married, 53.6% are married but separated while 0.8% are legally still separated. 8.6% are divorced and 11.3% are widowed.

North Dakota Fertility Rates and ND Statistics

Let’s talk babies in North Dakota (ND): In the 2007 report, 8544 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in North Dakota (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 2467 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 33 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 18 babies, while there were 106 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 20.

North Dakota Grandparents Statistics

There are 4751 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 2727 (57.4%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 60.1% are the grandmothers and 70.7% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 613 have done it for less than a year; 736 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 429 handling things 3 or 4 years and 949 doing the job 5 or more years.

North Dakota School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (ND)

In North Dakota, 167560 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 7391 (4.4%) are in nursery or preschool; 7375 (4.4%) are in kindergarten, while 60977 (36.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 35392 (21.1%) are slogging through High School, while 56425 (33.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.1% (119742); 19% (78166) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (411298), 25937 (6.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 22945 (5.6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 119742 (29.1%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 90855 (22.1%) have some college experience but no degree; 46706 (11.4%) reached an Associate’s degree; 78166 (19%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 26947 (6.6%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in North Dakota is 489199. Of that, 57210 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 583273 (100%) – of that, 80332 (13.8%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (86402), 5283 (6.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (411132), 40789 (9.9%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (85739), 34260 (40%) have a disability.

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