Oliver County, ND

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bismarck, ND
Designated Market Area: Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND-MT-SD
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Mining
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

Places in Oliver County, ND [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 1,856 ( 10 from 2010 , 20 from 2020)
Land area: 722.4 square miles
Population density: 2.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,738	93.64%	2.5%
Black:	9	0.48%	200.0%
Indian:	54	2.91%	107.7%
Asian:	8	0.43%	100.0%
2+ races:	16	0.86%	33.3%
Hispanic:	31	1.67%	63.2%

Total non-White:	118	6.36%	84.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	41	10.9
Deaths:	35	9.3
Net Migration:	-27	-7.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-44	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	54	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,846
1,782	96.53%
3	0.16%
26	1.41%
4	0.22%
12	0.65%
19	1.03%
64	3.47%

2000
2,065
2,005	97.09%
1	0.05%
25	1.21%
2	0.10%
19	0.92%
13	0.63%
60	2.91%

1990
2,381
2,323	97.56%
0	0.00%
58	2.44%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
58	2.44%

1980
2,495
2,423	97.11%
4	0.16%
62	2.48%
2	0.08%
n/a
4	0.16%
72	2.89%

1970
2,322
2,309	99.44%
0	0.00%
13	0.56%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	0.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
148	7.2
100	4.8
-482	-23.3
12	0.6

-223	-10.8
4	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
153	6.4
121	5.1
-240	-10.1
-1	-0.0

-318	-13.4
2	0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
414	16.6
133	5.3
-392	-15.7
n/a

-100	-4.0
-14	-0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-63	-2.7
n/a

114	4.9
59	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Oliver County, ND

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.1
471	25.4%
1,385	74.6%
458	24.7%

698
2.62

565	80.9%
505	89.4%
27	4.8%
133	19.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.6
410	22.2%
1,436	77.8%
308	16.7%

756
2.44

554	73.3%
495	89.4%
22	4.0%
202	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
570	27.6%
1,495	72.4%
302	14.6%

781
2.64

597	76.4%
550	92.1%
16	2.7%
184	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
778	32.7%
1,603	67.3%
271	11.4%

836
2.85

673	80.5%
631	93.8%
11	1.6%
163	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
851	34.1%
1,644	65.9%
209	8.4%

814
3.07

694	85.3%
649	93.5%
9	1.3%
120	14.7%

2022 Housing Data for Oliver County, ND

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	58	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	97	13.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	66	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	65	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	75	10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	89	12.8%
$200,000 or more	43	6.2%

Median Household Income	69,722
Per Capita Income	36,532

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	2.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	692	77.2%
Unemployed	22	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	714	79.7%
Not in Labor Force	182	20.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	233	191	55.0%
Non-Profit	23	34	40.4%
Self-Employed	82	18	82.0%

Local Government	42	51	45.2%
State Government	39	14	73.6%
Federal Government	2	47	4.1%

Total Private + Self	315	209	60.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	106	146	42.1%
Total	421	355	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	25.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	157	20.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	170	21.8%
Professional, Technical	140	17.9%
Service Occupations	127	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	1.7%
All others	186	23.8%

White Collar		59.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	83	10.6%
Health care and social assistance	70	9.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	63	8.1%
Educational services	61	7.8%
Retail trade	58	7.4%
Construction	52	6.7%
Manufacturing	49	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	49	6.3%
Utilities	48	6.2%
Public administration	39	5.0%
Other services	33	4.2%
Finance and insurance	33	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	3.8%
Wholesale trade	27	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	20	2.6%
Information	14	1.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	33	1.80%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	28	1.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3	0.16%
Laotian	2	0.11%
Filipino	1	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,684	98.8%
German, other Germanic	19	1.1%
Tagalog	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,176	64.2%
Norwegian	280	15.3%
American	106	5.8%
Irish	97	5.3%
Russian	85	4.6%
English	36	2.0%
French	33	1.8%
Swedish	31	1.7%
Czech	20	1.1%
Ukrainian	20	1.1%
Scandinavian	16	0.9%
Scottish	11	0.6%
Danish	9	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.3%
Finnish	5	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,832	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,823	99.5%
Foreign-born	9	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	2.0%	43	3.3%	397	30.9%	541	42.1%	206	16.0%	72	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	2.0%
9-12 Years	43	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	397	30.9%
Some College	541	42.1%
Bach. Degree	206	16.0%
Grad Degree	72	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,206	1,159	47	3.9%	4.1%
1991	1,201	1,139	62	5.2%	4.3%
1992	1,124	1,063	61	5.4%	4.6%
1993	1,124	1,081	43	3.8%	4.3%
1994	1,157	1,119	38	3.3%	3.7%
1995	1,183	1,148	35	3.0%	3.3%
1996	1,142	1,092	50	4.4%	3.1%
1997	1,162	1,104	58	5.0%	2.9%
1998	1,088	1,039	49	4.5%	3.0%
1999	1,049	997	52	5.0%	3.1%

2000	1,128	1,081	47	4.2%	3.0%
2001	1,104	1,063	41	3.7%	2.8%
2002	1,080	1,035	45	4.2%	3.4%
2003	1,199	1,154	45	3.8%	3.5%
2004	1,252	1,206	46	3.7%	3.4%
2005	1,099	1,048	51	4.6%	3.3%
2006	1,101	1,059	42	3.8%	3.1%
2007	1,131	1,085	46	4.1%	3.0%
2008	1,151	1,100	51	4.4%	3.1%
2009	1,287	1,238	49	3.8%	3.9%

2010	928	876	52	5.6%	3.7%
2011	920	866	54	5.9%	3.3%
2012	884	827	57	6.4%	2.9%
2013	882	828	54	6.1%	2.9%
2014	870	816	54	6.2%	2.6%
2015	876	824	52	5.9%	2.8%
2016	896	847	49	5.5%	3.1%
2017	913	875	38	4.2%	2.7%
2018	881	847	34	3.9%	2.5%
2019	873	841	32	3.7%	2.3%

2020	882	836	46	5.2%	5.1%
2021	880	851	29	3.3%	3.1%
2022	889	860	29	3.3%	2.1%
2023	883	856	27	3.1%	1.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	908
Median Value	$226,900

Occupied	698	76.9%
Vacant	210	23.1%

Owned	610	87.4%
Rented	88	12.6%
Median Rent	$594

Single-Family Units	742	81.7%
Detached	739	81.4%
Attached	3	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.8%
Mobile Homes	122	13.4%

Oliver County, ND

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oliver County, ND

2022 Housing Data for Oliver County, ND

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oliver County, ND

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oliver County, ND

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oliver County, ND

Historical Labor Force Data for Oliver County, ND