Grand Forks County vs. Steele County

	Grand Forks County (ND)	Steele County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	70,770	1,903
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.8%	-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	66,864	1,975
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	66,861	1,975
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	24.1%
Female persons, percent	48.4%	47.7%
White alone, percent	86.5%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.8%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.8%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	3.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.0%	94.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,393	172
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	33,390	1,210
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	48.6%	84.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$193,300	$78,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,387	$780
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$509	$458
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$822	$563
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	39.8%	8.2%
Households, 2014-2018	30,215	891
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.18	2.14
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	76.3%	93.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.7%	3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.1%	87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.2%	76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.9%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.5%	27.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.8%	64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.7%	59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	177,637	1,000
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,562,238	34,424
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$23,154	$17,307
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.3	18.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,951	$65,848
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,052	$39,403
Persons in poverty, percent	12.9%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,887	59
Total employment, 2017	33,368	497
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,344,406	22,998
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,223	152
All firms, 2012	5,614	210
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,002	148
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,007	195
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	533	59
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,667	132
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	46.5	2.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,436.38	712.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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