Benson County, North Dakota (ND)

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• • 3,17353.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,27438.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2313.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2233.8%Two or more races
  • 190.3%Asian alone
  • 110.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 60.1%Some other race alone
  • 50.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 5

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,138 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $543 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benson County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Esmond, Oberon, Warwick, Knox, Brinsmade, York.

Neighboring counties: Aroostook County, Maine , Beltrami County, Minnesota , Boundary County, Idaho , Dunn County , Jefferson County, Washington , King County, Washington , Glacier County, Montana , Kittson County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 169
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 58 (51.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 302010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 131990 to 1999
• 41980 to 1989
• 31970 to 1979
• 14Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,953
• One, attached: 5
• Two: 41
• 3 or 4: 83
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 56
• 20 to 49: 17
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 417
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Benson County with a mortgage: 312 (17 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46

Religion statistics for Benson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Dakota Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2020 - July 1, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4565-ND: October 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4565, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4509, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2017 - April 29, 2017, FEMA Id: 4323, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 25, 2014 to July 02, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4190: August 19, 2014, FEMA Id: 4190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 17, 2013 to June 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4128: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4128, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2013 to May 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4118: May 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4118, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 05, 2011 to July 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3318: April 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 3318, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2011 to July 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1981: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1981, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 01, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1901: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1901, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to July 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1907: April 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 1907, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 20 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.99% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,926 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($49,926 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

from Ramsey County, ND

2.00% ($45,105 average AGI)

5.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,630 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.63% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($43,630 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

to Ramsey County, ND

2.50% ($41,375 average AGI)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 962 (311 living alone), Female householders: 970 (185 living alone)

• 801 spouses (796 opposite-sex spouses), 88 unmarried partners, (88 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,915 children (1,825 natural, 49 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 757 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 13 foster children, 228 other relatives, 174 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12

Size of family households: 577 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 207 4-persons, 186 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 494 1-person, 67 2-persons, 5 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

608 married couples with children.
655 single-parent households (249 men, 406 women).

90.2% of residents of Benson speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
7.1% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $125,601,000 ($18,025 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,987,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,678,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,265,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,361,000
Federal grants: $41,395,000
Federal procurement contracts: $31,528,000 ($4,663,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,374,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,029,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,135,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,263,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Benson County, North Dakota
• 22020 or later
• 892010 to 2019
• 1762000 to 2009
• 1331990 to 1999
• 3571980 to 1989
• 6071970 to 1979
• 5071960 to 1969
• 1731950 to 1959
• 891940 to 1949
• 4341939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benson County, North Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson County, North Dakota
• 51 room
• 02 rooms
• 243 rooms
• 954 rooms
• 2555 rooms
• 2786 rooms
• 1347 rooms
• 2588 rooms
• 3149+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benson County, North Dakota
• 211 room
• 132 rooms
• 533 rooms
• 684 rooms
• 1965 rooms
• 826 rooms
• 947 rooms
• 318 rooms
• 529+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benson County, North Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson County, North Dakota
• 4no bedroom
• 151 bedroom
• 2032 bedrooms
• 6213 bedrooms
• 3764 bedrooms
• 1475+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benson County, North Dakota
• 21no bedroom
• 621 bedroom
• 1162 bedrooms
• 2423 bedrooms
• 1034 bedrooms
• 365+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benson County, North Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 59no vehicle
• 2931 vehicle
• 3522 vehicles
• 3933 vehicles
• 1324 vehicles
• 1405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 117no vehicle
• 2651 vehicle
• 1192 vehicles
• 403 vehicles
• 254 vehicles
• 25+ vehicles

93.5% of Benson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in North Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,359
• Other state: 675
• Northeast: 21
• Midwest: 349
• South: 87
• West: 215

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 194
• Number of aged recipients: 14
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 180
• Number of recipients under 18: 34
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 115
• Number of recipients older than 64: 45
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 74
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 90