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Hettinger County, ND

Population & Diversity

Hettinger County, ND is home to a population of 2.43k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.946% of Hettinger County, ND residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 36.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.29k people) in Hettinger County, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 62 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Hettinger County, ND residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hettinger County, ND was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hettinger County, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hettinger County, ND

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.29k ± 45
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
62 ± 23
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
38 ± 33

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hettinger County, ND as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for North Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,300 ± 1,407 people
Philippines
3,164 ± 1,378 people
Canada
2,986 ± 1,339 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,300 North Dakota residents, followed by Philippines with 3,164 and Canada with 2,986.

Foreign-Born Population

0.946%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

0.611%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2024, 0.946% of Hettinger County, ND residents (23 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hettinger County, ND was 0.611%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hettinger County, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
96 ± 41
Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 15

Hettinger County, ND has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hettinger County, ND.

Health

95% of the population of Hettinger County, ND has health coverage, with 35.2% on employee plans, 8.92% on Medicaid, 18.9% on Medicare, 30.1% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in false

Primary care physicians in false see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in false in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.05%

Uninsured

35.2%

Employer Coverage

8.92%

Medicaid

18.9%

Medicare

30.1%

Non-Group

1.91%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hettinger County, ND declined by 5.28% from 5.33% to 5.05%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hettinger County, ND changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.85% in Hettinger County, ND.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hettinger County, ND.

Economy

The economy of Hettinger County, ND employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hettinger County, ND were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (228 people), Construction (134 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($133,382), Wholesale Trade ($80,156), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,542).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2024 Value

± 134

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hettinger County, ND declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 1.18k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hettinger County, ND, are Management Occupations (260 people), Production Occupations (132 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hettinger County, ND.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k

2024 Value

± 134

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hettinger County, ND declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 1.18k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hettinger County, ND, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (228 people), Construction (134 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hettinger County, ND, though some of these residents may live in Hettinger County, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,375

Median earning men ± $8,162

$39,524

Median earning women ± $8,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,083), Wholesale Trade ($80,469), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,500), Public Administration ($53,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

Y-Axis

2.83%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 428k people employed in North Dakota. This represents a 2.83% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Dakota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

8
Finance and Insurance
8
Transportation and Warehousing
7
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$4.8k
Retail Trade
$3.28k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$3.19k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.69%).

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing the state of North Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Hettinger County, ND is currently represented by Julie Fedorchak in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hettinger County, ND. Showing the available data for North Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (30.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.69%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.69%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

John Hoeven

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Kevin Cramer

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing North Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Hettinger County, ND

Julie Fedorchak

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Hettinger County, ND is currently represented by Julie Fedorchak (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Hettinger County, ND have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hettinger County, ND was $117,300 in 2024, which is 0.353 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,900 to $117,300, a 5.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Hettinger County, ND is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hettinger County, ND have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hettinger County, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.66% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hettinger County, ND. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.86%.

Housing

Property

$117,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,013

$868

Median Property Taxes

±$98

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hettinger County, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hettinger County, ND compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2024

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Hettinger County, ND were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hettinger County, ND compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,026

Median Household Income

± $8,453

1.13k

Number of Households

± 124

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.13k households in Hettinger County, ND grew to $73,026 from the previous year's value of $70,827.

The following chart displays the households in Hettinger County, ND distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hettinger County, ND is from North Dakota.

0.43

2024 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.511% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (9.89%)
Walked (8.21%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Hettinger County, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.89%) and those who walked to work (8.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hettinger County, ND have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.294% of the workforce in Hettinger County, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hettinger County, ND compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hettinger County, ND distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hettinger County, ND have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.66% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hettinger County, ND. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.86%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hettinger County, ND (254 out of 2.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hettinger County, ND is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.8% of the children was living in poverty in Hettinger County, ND. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 37 in Hettinger County, ND. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 9.81% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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