Morton County vs. Emmons County

	Morton County (ND)	Emmons County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	31,095	3,295
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.2%	-7.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	27,469	3,545
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	27,471	3,550
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.7%	27.9%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	49.3%
White alone, percent	92.7%	96.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.6%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.6%	95.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,885	211
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,280	2,155
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.5%	83.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$199,800	$101,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,399	$1,111
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$484	$390
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$864	$484
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.3%	7.6%
Building permits, 2018	159	5
Households, 2014-2018	13,536	1,556
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.21	2.12
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	96.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.7%	8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	73.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.0%	58.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.6%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.3%	16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.1%	5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	73.0%	55.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.6%	52.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	99,285	10,117
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	586,075	30,672
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,856	$8,786
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.5	16.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,584	$51,029
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,300	$29,417
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	869	129
Total employment, 2017	10,664	705
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	490,981	25,338
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.5%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,453	292
All firms, 2012	2,773	378
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,545	149
Women-owned firms, 2012	820	113
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,582	358
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	216	42
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,320	314
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	24.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.3	2.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,926.27	1,510.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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