Cavalier County vs. Towner County

	Cavalier County (ND)	Towner County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,829	2,192
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.1%	-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,994	2,246
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,993	2,246
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.0%	25.1%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	49.5%
White alone, percent	96.0%	92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	5.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.3%	90.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	260	149
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,372	1,456
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.7%	76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$98,600	$74,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,064	$866
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$396	$396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$547	$523
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.4%	13.2%
Households, 2014-2018	1,737	1,036
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.14	2.14
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.4%	92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.2%	3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.6%	79.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.4%	65.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.5%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.2%	18.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	58.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	45.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	125,663	30,368
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$31,830	$13,101
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.9	14.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,591	$53,696
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,125	$36,217
Persons in poverty, percent	10.6%	9.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	148	86
Total employment, 2017	1,228	487
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	51,769	17,863
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.5%	-6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	403	226
All firms, 2012	631	349
Men-owned firms, 2012	361	221
Women-owned firms, 2012	105	92
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	602	336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	475	319
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.7	2.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,488.75	1,024.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cavalier county (ND) and Towner county (ND) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.