Souris, ND

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Hoeven

Republican Party

US Senator

Kevin Cramer

Republican Party

US Representative

Julie Fedorchak

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

55.5

3.48% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

Economy

The economy of Souris, ND employs 24 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Souris, ND were Health Care & Social Assistance (7 people), Retail Trade (5 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($40,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($9,583), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($9,583).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 65

−4%

1 Year decline

± 394%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Souris, ND declined at a rate of −4%, from 25 employees to 24 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Souris, ND, are Management Occupations (6 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (3 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (3 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Souris, 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

2024 Value

± 65

−4%

1 Year decline

± 394%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Souris, ND declined at a rate of −4%, from 25 employees to 24 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Souris, ND, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7 people), Retail Trade (5 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Souris, ND, though some of these residents may live in Souris, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,625

Median earning men ± $45,900

$40,500

Median earning women ± $2,020

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($40,417) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

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.

Souris, 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 Souris, 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 Souris, ND

Julie Fedorchak

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Souris, 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 Souris, ND have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Souris, ND was $30,000 in 2016, which is 0.0902 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $43,000 to $30,000, a 30.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Souris, ND is 82.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Souris, ND have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Souris, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$30,000

Median Property Value 2016

±$24,020

$19

Median Property Taxes

±$28

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 Souris, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$47,000

Median Household Income

± $46,833

Number of Households

± 33

In 2023, the median household income of the 23 households in Souris, ND declined from $47,000 from the previous year's value of $66,250.

The following chart displays the households in Souris, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Souris, 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 (70.8%)
Carpooled (25%)
Other (4.17%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Souris, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.17%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Souris, ND have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Souris, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Souris, ND (9 out of 38 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Souris, ND is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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.

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