County population in 2016: 2,430 (all rural); it was 2,841 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 301 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 575 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 951 Renter-occupied apartments: 252 (it was 244 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
35%
Land area: 1659 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile (very low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Grant County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (71.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2017: $48,100 ($23,165 in 1999)
This county:
$48,100
North Dakota:
$61,843
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $361 (lower quartile is $282, upper quartile is $662)
This county:
$361
State:
$693
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $81,244 (it was $28,500 in 2000)
Grant:
$81,244
North Dakota:
$194,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $28,878 - $114,240 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $997 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $399
Institutionalized population: 25
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 5
Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $816 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $779 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 12.5%
Grant County:
12.5%
North Dakota:
10.3%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 57.1% for Black residents, 12.5% for American Indian residents, 26.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 53.9 years old
(Males: 54.0 years old, Females: 53.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.8 years old, Black residents: 57.5 years old, American Indian residents: 28.6 years old, Asian residents: 20.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 57.8 years old, Other race residents: 16.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant 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.
Current college students: 41 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 35 (27.8% naturalized citizens)
Grant County:
1.5%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
182010 or later
32000 to 2009
21990 to 1999
21980 to 1989
61970 to 1979
20Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,418
One, attached: 32
Two: 2
3 or 4: 46
5 to 9: 16
10 to 19: 24
20 to 49: 2
50 or more: 1
Mobile homes: 207
Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 315 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 633
Here:
33.2% with mortgage
State:
54.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Grant County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
679
4
Mainline Protestant
574
5
Evangelical Protestant
470
10
None
671
-
Grant County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Grant County:
4.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Grant County:
4.08 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
12.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Grant County:
9.3%
North Dakota:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Grant County:
28.8%
State:
27.6%
Agriculture in Grant County:
Average size of farms: 1928 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $76,712 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $41.24 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: 77.33% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $75,393 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.87% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.77% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $87,384 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.69% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.47 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.82% Corn for grain: 4542 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 82225 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Grant County-area historical earthquake activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 452.0 miles away from Grant County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 610.0 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 254.6 miles away from the county center On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 336.9 miles away from the county center On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 256.0 miles away from Grant County center On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 453.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
North Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: October 04, 2013 to October 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4154: October 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4154, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 20, 2010 to January 25, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1879: February 26, 2010, FEMA Id: 1879, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2009 to August 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1829: March 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1829, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2007 to June 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1713: July 17, 2007, FEMA Id: 1713, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
North Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3247: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3247, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Dakota Floods, Incident Period: March 01, 2001 to August 09, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1376: May 28, 2001, FEMA Id: 1376, Natural disaster type: Flood
North Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1174: April 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1174, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
North Dakota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to January 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1157: January 12, 1997, FEMA Id: 1157, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Grant County (20) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 4, Blizzards: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Sales and related occupations (4%)
Management occupations (18%)
Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Brazil (34%)
Korea (14%)
Germany (14%)
Canada (14%)
Lithuania (7%)
Hungary (3%)
Cuba (3%)
German (60%)
American (6%)
Norwegian (6%)
German Russian (3%)
Pennsylvania German (1%)
Finnish (1%)
Dutch (1%)
54 people in nursing homes
35 people in other group homes
25 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $45,284.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2010 and 2011.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
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.
4.32% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($53,439 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.32%
North Dakota average:
9.36%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.32% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($53,439 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 24.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 21.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 666 (618 aged, 48 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 27 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grant County, North Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (63)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (28)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (28)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (15)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 38.12 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,170 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,754 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,978
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 841 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,644
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,430
In family households: 1,898 (447 male householders, 252 female householders)
642 spouses, 508 children (458 natural, 15 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 490 (227 male householders (203 living alone)), 222 female householders (203 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 43
Size of family households: 449 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 407 1-person, 37 2-persons, 7 3-persons.
393 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (10 men, 16 women).
95.1% of residents of Grant speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $33,881,000 ($12,917 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $598,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,024,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,269,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,917,000 Federal grants: $7,471,000 Federal procurement contracts: $424,000 ($48,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,775,000 ($418,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $4,480,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,164,000 Federal Government insurance: $17,418,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 81
Here:
31 per 1000 residents
State:
64 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 206
Here:
79 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +8
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+6 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -103
Here:
-39 per 1000 residents
State:
-29 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.0
Year house built in Grant County, North Dakota
312014 or later
482010 to 2013
762000 to 2009
661990 to 1999
2211980 to 1989
2761970 to 1979
2471960 to 1969
1971950 to 1959
1601940 to 1949
3781939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, North Dakota
Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos
22no vehicle
1721 vehicle
3202 vehicles
1913 vehicles
1354 vehicles
1035+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
10no vehicle
811 vehicle
642 vehicles
193 vehicles
64 vehicles
45+ vehicles
85.7% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in North Dakota.
Grant County:
85.7%
State average:
81.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,755
Other state: 592
Northeast: 28
Midwest: 293
South: 43
West: 223
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Grant County
(49.8%)
(50.2%)
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