2022 population: 1,788 ( 187 from 2010 , 0 from 2020)
Land area: 712.1 square miles
Population density: 2.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,676	93.74%	12.5%
Black:	7	0.39%	133.3%
Indian:	24	1.34%	4.3%
Asian:	4	0.22%	100.0%
2+ races:	28	1.57%	180.0%
Hispanic:	49	2.74%	145.0%

Total non-White:	112	6.26%	89.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	54	15.1
Deaths:	50	14.0
Net Migration:	-3	-0.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-240	-12.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	53	2.7

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
1,975
1,916	97.01%
3	0.15%
23	1.16%
2	0.10%
10	0.51%
20	1.01%
59	2.99%

2000
2,258
2,220	98.32%
1	0.04%
14	0.62%
1	0.04%
17	0.75%
4	0.18%
38	1.68%

1990
2,420
2,415	99.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.21%
5	0.21%

1980
3,106
3,106	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1970
3,749
3,657	97.55%
41	1.09%
9	0.24%
2	0.05%
n/a
37	0.99%
92	2.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
148	6.6
155	6.9
-506	-22.4
-2	-0.1

-304	-13.5
21	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
247	10.2
265	11.0
-205	-8.5
7	0.3

-195	-8.1
33	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
380	12.2
334	10.8
-674	-21.7
n/a

-691	-22.2
5	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-804	-21.4
n/a

-551	-14.7
-92	-2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Steele 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
45.3
388	21.7%
1,400	78.3%
469	26.2%

716
2.48

457	63.8%
412	90.2%
3	0.7%
259	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.7
421	21.3%
1,554	78.7%
441	22.3%

864
2.29

589	68.2%
513	87.1%
24	4.1%
275	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.2
624	27.6%
1,634	72.4%
443	19.6%

925
2.44

639	69.1%
592	92.6%
21	3.3%
286	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
40.5
632	26.1%
1,788	73.9%
493	20.4%

995
2.43

706	71.0%
668	94.6%
4	0.6%
289	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
35.1
901	29.0%
2,205	71.0%
505	16.3%

1,151
2.70

883	76.7%
823	93.2%
22	2.5%
268	23.3%

2022 Housing Data for Steele County, ND

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	63	8.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	24	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	49	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	40	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	55	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	82	11.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	84	11.7%
$200,000 or more	56	7.8%

Median Household Income	85,750
Per Capita Income	40,435

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	0.6%
Public Assistance	2	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	1.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	720	78.8%
Unemployed	13	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	733	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	181	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	243	199	55.0%
Non-Profit	14	39	26.4%
Self-Employed	205	66	75.6%

Local Government	24	32	42.9%
State Government	1	5	16.7%
Federal Government	4	4	50.0%

Total Private + Self	448	265	62.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	43	80	35.0%
Total	491	345	58.7%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	255	30.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	133	15.9%
Professional, Technical	149	17.8%
Service Occupations	69	8.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	48	5.7%
All others	230	27.5%

White Collar		64.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	263	31.5%
Health care and social assistance	77	9.2%
Manufacturing	74	8.9%
Retail trade	68	8.1%
Construction	65	7.8%
Educational services	60	7.2%
Finance and insurance	38	4.5%
Other services	33	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	32	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	3.7%
Public administration	25	3.0%
Wholesale trade	21	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	1.2%
Information	7	0.8%
Accommodation and food services	6	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	0.6%
Utilities	5	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	0.68%
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	27	1.52%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	27	1.52%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,640	98.3%
German, other Germanic	14	0.8%
Other Indo-European	13	0.8%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	646	36.4%
German	447	25.2%
Swedish	112	6.3%
English	100	5.6%
Scandinavian	98	5.5%
Irish	73	4.1%
Danish	48	2.7%
Scottish	20	1.1%
Polish	16	0.9%
American	13	0.7%
Luxemburger	12	0.7%
Czech	10	0.6%
French Canadian	9	0.5%
Russian	7	0.4%
Hungarian	3	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,771	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,754	98.9%
Foreign-born	20	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.0%	36	2.8%	308	24.2%	535	42.0%	339	26.6%	43	3.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.0%
9-12 Years	36	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	308	24.2%
Some College	535	42.0%
Bach. Degree	339	26.6%
Grad Degree	43	3.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,258	1,237	21	1.7%	4.1%
1991	1,026	1,007	19	1.9%	4.3%
1992	1,029	1,005	24	2.3%	4.6%
1993	1,015	998	17	1.7%	4.3%
1994	1,306	1,288	18	1.4%	3.7%
1995	1,131	1,110	21	1.9%	3.3%
1996	1,116	1,095	21	1.9%	3.1%
1997	1,119	1,099	20	1.8%	2.9%
1998	1,103	1,085	18	1.6%	3.0%
1999	1,097	1,085	12	1.1%	3.1%

2000	1,175	1,152	23	2.0%	3.0%
2001	1,128	1,107	21	1.9%	2.8%
2002	1,159	1,134	25	2.2%	3.4%
2003	1,154	1,129	25	2.2%	3.5%
2004	1,218	1,190	28	2.3%	3.4%
2005	1,154	1,124	30	2.6%	3.3%
2006	1,136	1,109	27	2.4%	3.1%
2007	1,120	1,095	25	2.2%	3.0%
2008	1,172	1,147	25	2.1%	3.1%
2009	1,122	1,091	31	2.8%	3.9%

2010	1,103	1,073	30	2.7%	3.7%
2011	1,111	1,083	28	2.5%	3.3%
2012	1,043	1,016	27	2.6%	2.9%
2013	1,030	1,005	25	2.4%	2.9%
2014	1,017	995	22	2.2%	2.6%
2015	1,055	1,031	24	2.3%	2.8%
2016	1,072	1,049	23	2.1%	3.1%
2017	1,057	1,039	18	1.7%	2.7%
2018	1,006	987	19	1.9%	2.5%
2019	984	964	20	2.0%	2.3%

2020	949	921	28	3.0%	5.1%
2021	942	919	23	2.4%	3.1%
2022	951	932	19	2.0%	2.1%
2023	947	928	19	2.0%	1.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,114
Median Value	$119,900

Occupied	716	64.3%
Vacant	398	35.7%

Owned	554	77.4%
Rented	162	22.6%
Median Rent	$594

Single-Family Units	913	82.0%
Detached	903	81.1%
Attached	10	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	61	5.5%
Mobile Homes	114	10.2%

Steele County, ND

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Steele County, ND

2022 Housing Data for Steele County, ND

2022 Income & Employment Data for Steele County, ND

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Steele County, ND

Historical Labor Force Data for Steele County, ND