Billings County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 798 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 279
Renter-occupied apartments: 87

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 1151 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Billings County: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (37.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 44%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 30%
Unpaid family work: 4%

Billings County, North Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Billings County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.9 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 471	(53.0%)
Females: 417	(47.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,711
County population in 2003: 849
Jobs in 2003: 415

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Total labor force in 2004: 505
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.6%

Average household size:

Billings County:	2.4 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,303 ($32,667 in 1999)

This county:	$41,303
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $383 (lower quartile is $294, upper quartile is $421)

This county:	$383
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,369 (it was $50,800 in 2000)

Billings County:	$80,369
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,770 - $160,335

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $143,701
Here: $143,701
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $506,030
Here: $506,030
State: $149,237

Mobile homes: $20,948
Here: $20,948
State: $26,643

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $736
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $312

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2004 Presidential Election results in Billings County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $397 (0.8%)

Billings County household income distribution in 2007

Billings County home values distribution

Billings County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Billings County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Medora.

2005 air pollution in Billings County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.065 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.059 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 4.3 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 11 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dunn County , Golden Valley County , McKenzie County , Slope County , Stark County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Billings County: Haag Ranch (A), Halliday Well Recreation Site (B), Haverluk Ranch (C), Heckler Ranch (D), Hellickson Ranch (E), Henders Ranch (F), Hewson Ranch (G), Howie Ranch (H), Ice Caves Point of Interest (I), Ingman Ranch (J), J Fritz Ranch (K), J Griffith Ranch (L), J O Connell Ranch (M), J Tescher Ranch (N), Johnson Ranch (O), Kessel Ranch (P), Klym Ranch (Q), Kordon Ranch (R), Kordonowy Ranch (S), Kruger Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Billings County include: Saint Demetrius Church (A), Saint Josephat Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Saint Josephat Cemetery (2), Connell Cemetery (3), Saint Jacobs Cemetery (4), Saint Demetrius Cemetery (5), Saint Boniface Cemetery (6), Medora Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Creek (A), Sand Creek (B), Roosevelt Creek (C), Merrifield Creek (D), Sully Creek (E), Bear Creek (F), South Fork Green River (G), Blacktail Creek (H), Ellison Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Billings County include: Two Top Research Natural Area (1), Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (2), Sully Creek State Primitive Park (3), Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (4), Elkhorn Ranch State Historic Site (5), Badlands Scenic Area (6), Big Top Research Natural Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Fairfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	1.7%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 23
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (56% naturalized citizens)

Billings County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.7%

Billings County marital status for males

Billings County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 354
One, attached: 3
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 26
Mobile homes: 123
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Billings County with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Here:	39.2% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 48
Total congregations: 3
Religions in Billings County - Medora

Agriculture in Billings County
Average size of farms: 3407 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53019
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $28.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50765
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $76917
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.76%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04%
All wheat for grain: 17058 harvested acres

Billings County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 4.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
Construction (13%)
Mining (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Health care (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (36%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Ireland (56%)
Sweden (44%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Billings County (%):

German (44%)
Ukrainian (17%)
Norwegian (8%)
Irish (5%)
Czech (5%)
Russian (4%)
Swedish (3%)

Billings County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 224 (51%)
Carpooled: 33 (7%)
Walked: 57 (13%)
Worked at home: 129 (29%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,287.

5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,526 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in North Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

11.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.27%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in North Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Billings County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Billings County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Billings County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 71 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1230.010
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 246

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 246

Household type by relationship

Households: 888

In family households: 764 (219 male householders, 34 female householders)
236 spouses, 239 children (210 natural, 17 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 124 (72 male householders (61 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 6 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

94.0% of residents of Billings County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $6,519,000 ($7902 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $990,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $508,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,604,000
Federal grants: $912,000
Federal procurement contracts: $834,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,672,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $117,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,877,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 39

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 31

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -83

Here:	-102 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Billings County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 26
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 103
1970 to 1979: 100
1960 to 1969: 84
1950 to 1959: 47
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 110

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Billings County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 55 5 rooms: 66 6 rooms: 53 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 33 9+ rooms: 37

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Billings County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 28 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Billings County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 69 3 bedrooms: 118 4 bedrooms: 73 5+ bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Billings County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 25 3 bedrooms: 38 4 bedrooms: 6 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Billings County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 40 2 vehicles: 83 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 46 5+ vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Billings County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 34 2 vehicles: 22 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 8 5+ vehicles: 0

73% of Billings County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Dakota.

Billings County:	73.3%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 733
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 68
South: 10
West: 45

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49.1%) Electricity (34.4%) Coal or coke (7.9%) Utility gas (3.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.2%) Wood (2.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47.1%) Electricity (37.9%) Wood (8.0%) Utility gas (3.4%) Other fuel (3.4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.8%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
North Dakota:	10.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Billings County government finances in 2002:

Construction - General Public Buildings: $6,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,174,000
Natural Resources - Other: $395,000

General - Other: $240,000

Police Protection: $178,000

Financial Administration: $138,000

General Public Buildings: $79,000

Central Staff Services: $76,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $39,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $12,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $819,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $415,000
General Revenue, NEC: $255,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $7,000
Financial Administration: $2,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,188,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,050,000
General Support: $31,000
Tax - Property: $299,000
NEC: $63,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $884,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Billings County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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