Morton County, North Dakota (ND)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.0%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Morton County, North Dakota:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 12,606	(49.8%)
Females: 12,697	(50.2%)

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Morton County:	2.5 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

This county:	$46,817
North Dakota:	$43,753

This county:	$458
State:	$457

Morton County:	$104,546
North Dakota:	$106,800

Detached houses: $146,698

Here:	$146,698
State:	$134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,100

Here:	$111,100
State:	$149,237

In 2-unit structures: $129,225

Here:	$129,225
State:	$128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,701

Here:	$83,701
State:	$101,453

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $79,679

Here:	$79,679
State:	$89,147

Mobile homes: $25,956

Here:	$25,956
State:	$26,643

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 76
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 53
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	11.9%

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

Area name: Bismarck, ND MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morton County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mandan, New Salem, Glen Ullin, Hebron, Flasher, Almont.

Neighboring counties: Burleigh County , Emmons County , Grant County , Mercer County , Oliver County , Sioux County , Stark County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Burgess (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Morton County include: Stone Church (A), Heart River Church (B), Saint Vincent Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Saint Clements Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Peace Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), Almont Cemetery (2), Saint Markus Cemetery (3), Saint George Cemetery (4), Sims Cemetery (5), Fort Rice Military Cemetery (6), Fort Rice Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Fish Creek Lake (A), Storm Creek Lake (B), Sweet Briar Lake (C), Crown Butte Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Rock Haven Creek (A), Rice Creek (B), Sweetbriar Creek (C), Fish Creek (D), Tavis Creek (E), Bahr Creek (F), Scab Creek (G), Cantapeta Creek (H), Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Morton County include: Fort Rice Recreation Area (1), Fort Rice Historical Site (2), Sugarloaf Recreation Area (3), Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park (4), Roadside Park (5), Fork McKeen Historic Site (6), Storm Creek State Game Management Area (7), Lake Patricia State Game Management Area (8), Morton County State Game Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Current college students: 716
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 226 (47% naturalized citizens)

Morton County:	0.9%
Whole state:	1.9%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,838
• One, attached: 278
• Two: 337
• 3 or 4: 350
• 5 to 9: 577
• 10 to 19: 308
• 20 or more: 95
• Mobile homes: 1,804

Housing units in Morton County with a mortgage: 2,877 (292 second mortgage, 264 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,181

Here:	56.9% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Morton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,068 (79%) Carpooled: 1,331 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 27 (0%) Walked: 422 (3%) Other means: 66 (1%) Worked at home: 819 (6%)

8.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,891 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.81%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.78% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($31,826 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($8,065 average AGI)

Morton County:	2.02%
North Dakota average:	3.54%

from Burleigh County, ND	4.44% ($45,674 average AGI)
from Cass County, ND	0.37% ($25,526)
from Stark County, ND	0.20% ($48,950)
from Ward County, ND	0.20% ($29,150)
from Grand Forks County, ND	0.15% ($25,667)
from Mercer County, ND	0.15% ($33,267)
from Stutsman County, ND	0.14% ($33,214)

8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.39% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($21,420 average AGI)
2.13% relocated to other states ($9,708 average AGI)

Morton County:	2.13%
North Dakota average:	4.16%

to Burleigh County, ND	4.53% ($28,790 average AGI)
to Cass County, ND	0.56% ($27,737)
to Stark County, ND	0.18% ($27,667)
to Grand Forks County, ND	0.14% ($28,357)
to Mercer County, ND	0.11% ($36,000)
to Ward County, ND	0.11% ($28,000)
to Pennington County, SD	0.11% ($38,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,306 (3,779 aged, 527 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,444 (5,812 male householders, 1,145 female householders)

  5,837 spouses, 7,847 children (7,302 natural, 169 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 142 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 106 other relatives, 304 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,379 (1,432 male householders (1,174 living alone)), 1,494 female householders (1,373 living alone)), 453 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 480 (432 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,079 2-persons, 1,551 3-persons, 1,382 4-persons, 644 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,547 1-person, 332 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

92.1% of residents of Morton County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $172,304,000 ($6800 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,427,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,578,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,812,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,180,000
Federal grants: $41,374,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,816,000 ($16,514,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,544,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $966,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,092,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,723,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.68 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

63% of Morton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Dakota.

Morton County:	62.6%
State average:	57.5%

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

• This state: 20964
• Northeast: 148
• Midwest: 2256
• South: 487
• West: 1173

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,000

Here:	9.6%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Here:	7.8%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Here:	23.5%
North Dakota:	10.5%

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