County population in 2016: 7,347 (all rural); it was 8,585 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,036 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,496 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,769 Renter-occupied apartments: 725 (it was 766 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
35%
Land area: 1119 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Pembina County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (41.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.0%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.4%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $58,294 ($36,430 in 1999)
This county:
$58,294
North Dakota:
$60,656
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $473 (lower quartile is $345, upper quartile is $549)
This county:
$473
State:
$709
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $90,029 (it was $53,200 in 2000)
Pembina:
$90,029
North Dakota:
$184,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,364 - $146,288 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $936 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $382
Institutionalized population: 119
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 3
Thefts: 30
Auto thefts: 12
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,107 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $971 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 5.7%
Pembina County:
5.7%
North Dakota:
10.7%
(4.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.8% for American Indian residents, 3.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 47.8 years old
(Males: 46.1 years old, Females: 48.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.6 years old, Black residents: 25.0 years old, American Indian residents: 49.1 years old, Asian residents: 23.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.8 years old, Other race residents: 34.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pembina County is $459 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $741 a month.
Current college students: 101 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 296 (64.6% naturalized citizens)
Pembina County:
4.0%
Whole state:
3.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 38
2000 to 2009: 63
1990 to 1999: 30
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 54
Before 1970: 129
Note: State values scaled to Pembina County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,355
One, attached: 64
Two: 28
3 or 4: 142
5 to 9: 74
10 to 19: 95
20 or more: 57
Mobile homes: 179
Housing units in Pembina County with a mortgage: 980 (4 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,583
Here:
99.9% with mortgage
State:
53.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Pembina County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
3,111
23
Catholic
1,238
7
Evangelical Protestant
852
11
Other
2
-
None
2,210
-
Pembina 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: 6
Pembina County:
7.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
1.32 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Pembina County:
5.29 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:
10.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Pembina County:
8.9%
North Dakota:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Pembina County:
29.2%
State:
27.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.4%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Pembina County:
Average size of farms: 1171 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $271,213 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $275.81 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.27% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.67% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $214,889 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.87% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $221,713 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.82% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.43 Corn for grain: 8300 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 238465 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 46803 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Pembina County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 55546832.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Pembina County-area historical earthquake activity is below North Dakota state average. It is 82% 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 685.6 miles away from Pembina County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 225.7 miles away from the county center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 222.0 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 327.2 miles away from the county center On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 208.6 miles away from Pembina County center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 507.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
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 07, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3364: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 3364, Natural disaster type: 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 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
North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to April 30, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3309: March 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 3309, Natural disaster type: Flood
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, Flooding, and Ground Saturation, Incident Period: March 30, 2006 to April 30, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1645: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1645, 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
21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pembina County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 29, Storms: 15, Snows: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Healthcare support occupations (8%)
Management occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (52%)
Mexico (17%)
Germany (3%)
Croatia (3%)
Philippines (3%)
Australia (2%)
Ethiopia (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pembina County (%):
German (20%)
Norwegian (15%)
American (9%)
Irish (6%)
Icelander (6%)
English (4%)
Scandinavian (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,012 (75.5%)
Carpooled: 608 (15.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0.3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8 (0.2%)
Bicycle: 9 (0.2%)
Walked: 136 (3.4%)
Worked at home: 198 (5.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Pembina County, North Dakota in 2000:
146 people in nursing homes
35 people in military barracks, etc.
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Pembina County, North Dakota in 2010:
112 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
17 people in other noninstitutional facilities
7 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
7 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $62,345.
4.78% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,325 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.78%
North Dakota average:
7.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.90% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($14,199 average AGI)
2.88% relocated from other states ($28,126 average AGI)
Pembina County:
2.88%
North Dakota average:
4.56%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.05% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,871 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.05%
North Dakota average:
7.15%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.34% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($20,113 average AGI)
2.71% relocated to other states ($22,753 average AGI)
Pembina County:
2.71%
North Dakota average:
3.74%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Births per 1000 population in Pembina County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Pembina County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pembina County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pembina County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pembina County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,604 (1,488 aged, 116 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 167 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pembina County, North Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (193)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (92)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (81)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (79)
Hypertensive renal disease with renal failure (25)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (24)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 12.21 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,458 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,038 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,209
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 846 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,207 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 25
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,347
In family households: 5,575 (1,164 male householders, 887 female householders)
1,752 spouses, 1,626 children (1,524 natural, 70 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 14 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,588 (762 male householders (617 living alone)), 558 female householders (487 living alone)), 264 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 183
Size of family households: 1,222 2-persons, 331 3-persons, 305 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.
1,166 married couples with children.
257 single-parent households (87 men, 170 women).
96.7% of residents of Pembina speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $115,480,000 ($14,100 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $14,569,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,246,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,568,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,557,000 Federal grants: $24,801,000 Federal procurement contracts: $21,144,000 ($12,006,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $12,164,000 ($1,837,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,652,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,483,000 Federal Government insurance: $132,837,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 396
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
64 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 439
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +21
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+6 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -511
Here:
-64 per 1000 residents
State:
-29 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pembina County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.9
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.0
Year house built
2014 or later: 11
2010 to 2013: 38
2000 to 2009: 83
1990 to 1999: 236
1980 to 1989: 405
1970 to 1979: 743
1960 to 1969: 499
1950 to 1959: 533
1940 to 1949: 410
1939 or earlier: 913
Note: State values scaled to Pembina population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pembina County, North Dakota
Note: State values scaled to Pembina County population
no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 538
2 vehicles: 1,082
3 vehicles: 545
4 vehicles: 300
5+ vehicles: 58
no vehicle: 61
1 vehicle: 356
2 vehicles: 231
3 vehicles: 94
4 vehicles: 36
5+ vehicles: 27
90% of Pembina County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in North Dakota.
Pembina County:
90.0%
State average:
83.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,118
Other state: 1,656
Northeast: 97
Midwest: 991
South: 251
West: 320
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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