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North Dakota

Ranked #11 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $23,581,000,000.00


North Dakota Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 635,867 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -1.0% 6.4%
Population, 2000 642,200 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.2% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 22.8% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 14.6% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 49.8% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 91.9% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.8% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 5.4% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.7% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) Z 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.1% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 1.7% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 90.4% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.8% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.9% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.3% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.9% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.0% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 97,817 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.8 25.5
Housing units, 2006 307,802 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.6% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 24.8% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $74,400 $119,600
Households, 2000 257,152 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.41 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $39,233 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,769 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 10.8% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts North Dakota USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 21,0611 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 270,4791 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 6.0%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 44,117 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 56,781 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 0.1% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 0.5% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 0.4% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.3% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 6,856,653 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,806,340 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 7,723,945 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,187 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 854,656 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 3,529 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 6,034,7991 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts North Dakota USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 68,975.93 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 9.3 79.6
FIPS Code 38