Barnes County, ND
Demographic and economic profile of Barnes County, ND, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Barnes County is a small agricultural county of 10,794 residents with a median age of 43.5 and a labor force participation rate of 62.4%, reflecting a mature, largely settled workforce. About 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, unemployment sits at 3.1%, and median worker earnings of $40,060 keep labor costs relatively low. Housing is affordable—median home value of $168,100 and median gross rent of $779/month—though the county has seen slight population contraction of 0.4% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $66,803 exceeds median household income of $68,038, suggesting output is concentrated rather than broadly distributed.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.4% since 2018
Barnes County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone9,688 (89.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race339 (3.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races251 (2.3%)
- Asian Alone216 (2.0%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone165 (1.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone59 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic77
- 2.Spanish69
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)67
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island39
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)38
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,448
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services550
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining542
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)539
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)461
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,031
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,111
- 3.Service Occupations1,061
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations616
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations525
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.81×)589
- 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.42×)177
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)462
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)1,460
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.07×)509
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.