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Traill County, ND

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

AI Overview

Traill County is a small, agriculture-anchored county in eastern North Dakota with a population of 7,980 and a modest 0.5% population decline over five years. The labor force is tight, with a 2.2% unemployment rate and 66.5% participation; 31.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $47,947. Housing costs are low — median home value of $193,200 and median gross rent of $758/month — while a median household income of $87,004 and poverty rate of just 6.9% point to relative economic stability for a rural county of this size.

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

Population

7,980

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$87,004

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,208 (90.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race307 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races221 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone77 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone63 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone48 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish149
  2. 2.Other Indo-European39
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic30
  4. 4.Korean20
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

427

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$61,878

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,803

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,146
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)502
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining458
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)381
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing284

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,650
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations805
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations576
  4. 4.Service Occupations567
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations472

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.58×)436
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.64×)157
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.32×)544
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.20×)333
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.12×)219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$758/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999353 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999351 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999256 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999230 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999223 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999198 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,947

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,254 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled345 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home222 (5.5%)
  • Walked172 (4.3%)
  • Other12 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle7 (0.2%)

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.