Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Stutsman County, North Dakota

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Stutsman from outside the country. The immigration into Stutsman totals 1.7 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This amount of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Stutsman County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 96.5 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Stutsman has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.6 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Stutsman County, North Dakota to be 43.3 years old. The median in Stutsman is greater than the median age for the State of North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.7 years old. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Stutsman can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 17.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Stutsman County, North Dakota had an estimated population of 20,835 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 21,853. The decline denotes a decrease of -4.7 percent. Stutsman ranks 52 of 53 counties when analyzing total population change in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,966 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Stutsman extends a total area of 2221 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 9 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Housing Report for Stutsman County, North Dakota

Throughout the State of North Dakota, Stutsman County is positioned 38 of 53 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,936 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Stutsman County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $66,600, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 home median value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Stutsman County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,901 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 37 homes since 2001, or 0.4 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Stutsman County, North Dakota. In 2000, 90.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

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