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North Dakota At A Glance
Last Updated May 21, 2003
The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 70,700 square miles
- Population in 2000: 642,200; 55.8% urban; 44.2% rural
- Population in 1990: 638,800
- Population Change: Up
0.5% 1990-2000; Down
2.1% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 47th of 50; 0.2% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Fargo (90,599);
Bismarck (55,532);
Grand Forks (49,321);
Minot (36,567);
Mandan (16,718)
- Registered Voters:
(0.0%);
(0.0%);
(0.0%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 31 R 16 D
- State House: 66 R 28 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
Key Elected Officials:
The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2004 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
589,149 (91.7%) white;
3,761 (0.6%) black;
3,566 (0.6%) Asian;
30,772 (4.8%) American Indian;
218 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
6,666 (1.0%) two-plus races;
282 (0.0%) other;
7,786 (1.2%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
30.6% German,
20.9% Norwegian,
5.4% Irish,
3.5% Swedish,
3.4% English
- State Natives: 72.5% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 1.1% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 90.1% English;
6.5% Other Eur.;
2.1% Spanish
- Education:
83.9% high school graduates;
22.0% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
61,365 (12.7%);
WWII: (19.8%);
Korea: (14.1%);
Vietnam: (32.7%);
First Gulf War: (11.3%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2004 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
8.2% agriculture;
6.2% construction;
5.9% finance;
2.3% information;
12.8% manufacturing;
30.2% professional;
4.8% public administration;
16.4% trade;
13.1% other
- Work Force: 22.2% blue collar; 59.4% white collar; 18.4% gray collar
- Work Sector: 72.2% private; 16.5% government; 10.7% self-employed; 0.6% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 4.5% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$34,604
- 11.9% are below the poverty line
- 19.0% less than $15,000
- 31.5% $15-35,000
- 18.6% $35-50,000
- 25.2% $50-100,000
- 3.8% $100-150,000
- 1.9% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $68,300
- 34.5% less than $50,000
- 41.2% $50-100,000
- 20.8% $100-200,000
- 2.4% $200-300,000
- 0.8% $300-500,000
- 0.3% more than $500,000
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