Pierce County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 4,103 (62% urban, 38% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,436
Renter-occupied apartments: 528

% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

Land area: 1018 sq. mi.
Water area: 64.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Pierce County: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 3%

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

Races in Pierce County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Median resident age:	42.9 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 2,297	(49.1%)
Females: 2,378	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,053
County population in 2003: 4,463
Jobs in 2003: 1,919

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,984
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Pierce County:	2.3 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,536 ($26,524 in 1999)

This county:	$33,536
North Dakota:	$43,753

2007 median house/condo value: $84,282 ($62,300 in 2000)

Pierce County:	$84,282
North Dakota:	$106,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $385 (lower quartile is $252, upper quartile is $461)

This county:	$385
State:	$457

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,076
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $282

Institutionalized population: 93

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: 4
Thefts: 7
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pierce County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,071 (2.0%)

Pierce County household income distribution in 2007

Pierce County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pierce County is $399 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rugby, Balta, Wolford.

Neighboring counties: Benson County , Bottineau County , McHenry County , Rolette County , Sheridan County , Towner County , Wells County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Pierce County include: Bethel Church (A), Eden Valley Church (B), Hurricane Lake Church (C), Marker Church (D), Tunbridge Church (E), Zion Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), Saint Mathis Cemetery (2), Southwest Barton Cemetery (3), Saint Anthony Cemetery (4), Little Flower Cemetery (5), Reform Cemetery (6), Mount Carmel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hurricane Lake (A), Gunderson Lake (B), Guss Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Stony Lake (E), Round Lake (F), Rush Lake (G), Ranch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pierce County include: Meyer Township National Wildlife Refuge (1), Boyer National Wildlife Refuge (2), Juniata National Wildlife Refuge (3), Hurricane Lake National Wildlife Refuge (4), Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
North Dakota:	2.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 101
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 56 (66% naturalized citizens)

Pierce County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 44

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.6%

Pierce County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,679
One, attached: 52
Two: 51
3 or 4: 119
5 to 9: 66
10 to 19: 58
20 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 201

Housing units in Pierce County with a mortgage: 356 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 561

Here:	38.8% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Pierce County
Average size of farms: 1090 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $74528
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $86.80
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $65688
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $86204
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.42%
Corn for grain: 4915 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 117405 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9439 harvested acres

Pierce County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below North Dakota state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Customer service representatives (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Child care workers (4%)

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

Canada (39%)
Germany (29%)
Other Northern Europe (20%)
Philippines (9%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pierce County:

German (48%)
Norwegian (33%)
Irish (3%)
United States or American (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
English (2%)
Swedish (2%)

Pierce County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,331 (65%)
Carpooled: 170 (8%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 181 (9%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 347 (17%)

People in group quarters in Pierce County, North Dakota

87 people in nursing homes
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,117.

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($18,990 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($11,776 average AGI)
Pierce County: 1.87%
North Dakota average: 3.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Rolette County, ND

0.78% ($19,154 average AGI)

7.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,593 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.76% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($19,059 average AGI)
2.26% relocated to other states ($10,525 average AGI)
Pierce County: 2.26%
North Dakota average: 4.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ward County, ND

0.95% ($24,063 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Pierce County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Pierce County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pierce County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,023 (964 aged, 59 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 22.95
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 24787.7
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 4131.280
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47785.17

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 885.570
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1305.060
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23.3

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69.91

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,540

In family households: 3,807 (1,081 male householders, 205 female householders)
1,093 spouses, 1,329 children (1,287 natural, 23 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 0 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 733 (284 male householders (249 living alone)), 394 female householders (378 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 135 (116 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 634 2-persons, 285 3-persons, 215 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 627 1-person, 51 2-persons.

89.7% of residents of Pierce County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
9.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% 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: $38,650,000 ($8871 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $662,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,135,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,155,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,025,000
Federal grants: $6,369,000
Federal procurement contracts: $232,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,734,000 ($494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $974,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,394,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,393,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 248

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 347

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -283

Here:	-66 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pierce County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 97
1990 to 1994: 54
1980 to 1989: 194
1970 to 1979: 485
1960 to 1969: 211
1950 to 1959: 251
1940 to 1949: 246
1939 or earlier: 716

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pierce County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 147 5 rooms: 244 6 rooms: 266 7 rooms: 173 8 rooms: 275 9+ rooms: 312

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pierce County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 46 3 rooms: 60 4 rooms: 172 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 45 9+ rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pierce County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 233 3 bedrooms: 629 4 bedrooms: 388 5+ bedrooms: 154

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pierce County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 117 2 bedrooms: 238 3 bedrooms: 95 4 bedrooms: 39 5+ bedrooms: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Pierce County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 51 1 vehicle: 292 2 vehicles: 669 3 vehicles: 302 4 vehicles: 82 5+ vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Pierce County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 268 2 vehicles: 104 3 vehicles: 56 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 13

66% of Pierce County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Dakota.

Pierce County:	65.7%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 4021
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 358
South: 76
West: 137

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Other fuel (2%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59

Here:	11.1%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	2.3%
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.)

Pierce County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $698,000
Welfare - Other: $308,000

General - Other: $304,000

Corrections - Other: $133,000

Police Protection: $112,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $112,000

Financial Administration: $87,000

Central Staff Services: $82,000

General Public Buildings: $63,000

Natural Resources - Other: $40,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $23,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $470,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $157,000
Welfare: $24,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $226,000
General Support: $81,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $134,000
General Revenue, NEC: $116,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $209,000
General - Other: $21,000

Corrections - Other: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,026,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $366,000
General Support: $243,000

Public Welfare: $99,000

All Other: $36,000
Tax - Property: $1,174,000
NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $867,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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

Pierce County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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