Demographic Profile for Ramsey County, North Dakota
When calculating the total land area, Ramsey spans a total of 1185 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 10 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Adams, IA (10 per sq. mile ), Sevier, UT (10 per sq. mile ), Tensas, LA (10 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Archer, TX (10 per sq. mile ), Red Lake, MN (10 per sq. mile ), Putnam, MO (10 per sq. mile ).
Ramsey County, North Dakota has a population base that is comprised of 89.5 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 1.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Ramsey has increased the percent of minority population when 1.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Ramsey County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 11,429 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 12,026. The decline represents a decrease of -5 percent. Ramsey ranks 47 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,824 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
From 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Ramsey internationally. The international migration into Ramsey accounts for 1 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Ramsey County, North Dakota to be 43.2 years of age. The median age in Ramsey is greater than the median age in the State of North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.7 years of age. With a total of 22.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Ramsey can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Ramsey County, North Dakota has a population base that is comprised of 89.5 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 1.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Ramsey has increased the percent of minority population when 1.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Ramsey County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 11,429 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 12,026. The decline represents a decrease of -5 percent. Ramsey ranks 47 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,824 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
From 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Ramsey internationally. The international migration into Ramsey accounts for 1 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Ramsey County, North Dakota to be 43.2 years of age. The median age in Ramsey is greater than the median age in the State of North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.7 years of age. With a total of 22.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Ramsey can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
