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Sargent County, ND

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

AI Overview

Sargent County is a small, agriculture-anchored rural county in southeastern North Dakota with a population of 3,822 and a GDP per capita of $372,983—well above typical rural benchmarks—pointing to high output relative to its modest workforce. The labor pool is limited but stable, with a 1.1% unemployment rate and 66.7% labor force participation, though only 19.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the county lost 1.6% of its population over the past five years. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $149,600 and median gross rent of $835/month, and a median household income of $77,946 reflects relatively solid earnings for a county of this size.

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

Population

3,822

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,946

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,429 (90.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone120 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races102 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race80 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone52 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone11 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish91
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic15
  3. 3.Other Indo-European11
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
  5. 5.Arabic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

212

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$372,983

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,694

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)656
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance414
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining256
  4. 4.Construction (Group)148
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)124

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations691
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations562
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations273
  4. 4.Service Occupations269
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations257

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.69×)253
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 3.14×)645
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 0.97×)139
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.89×)428
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.51×)115

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$835/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999206 (16.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999143 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999134 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999112 (8.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99985 (6.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99973 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,691

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,459 (71.8%)
  • Carpooled279 (13.7%)
  • Walked156 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home117 (5.8%)
  • Other20 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.