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Bottineau County, ND

Demographic and economic profile of Bottineau County, ND, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bottineau County is a small, agriculture-anchored county in north-central North Dakota with a population of 6,390 that has contracted 3.0% over five years. The labor force of roughly 3,770 (59.0% participation) is predominantly high-school educated (94.0%), with 27.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings of $45,842, and an unemployment rate of just 1.6%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $190,900 and median gross rent of $763/month—against a median household income of $85,000, and GDP per capita of $72,201 points to meaningful output relative to the county's modest size.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$85,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.0% since 2018

Bottineau County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,738 (90.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone297 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races184 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone65 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race63 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone31 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish100
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)32
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic26
  4. 4.Other Indo-European21
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

481

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$72,201

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$48,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance723
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining440
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)294
  4. 4.Construction (Group)277
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)231

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,111
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations508
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations473
  4. 4.Service Occupations403
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations369

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.52×)498
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.61×)225
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.35×)234
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.33×)274
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$190,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$763/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999317 (15.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999211 (10.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999168 (7.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999166 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999161 (7.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999157 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,842

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,238 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled251 (8.8%)
  • Walked177 (6.2%)
  • Worked At Home143 (5.0%)
  • Other43 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.