2022 population: 38,109 ( 15,711 from 2010 , 2,841 from 2020)
Land area: 2077.6 square miles
Population density: 18.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	29,233	76.71%	43.6%
Black:	1,790	4.70%	3040.4%
Indian:	1,444	3.79%	64.5%
Asian:	514	1.35%	519.3%
2+ races:	1,344	3.53%	132.9%
Hispanic:	3,784	9.93%	767.9%

Total non-White:	8,876	23.29%	336.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,599	19.5
Deaths:	519	6.3
Net Migration:	-3,901	-47.6
Net Immigration:	136	1.7

Change in White population:	8,869	39.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,842	30.5

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
22,398
20,364	90.92%
57	0.25%
878	3.92%
83	0.37%
577	2.58%
436	1.95%
2,034	9.08%

2000
19,761
18,245	92.33%
18	0.09%
865	4.38%
38	0.19%
406	2.05%
185	0.94%
1,516	7.67%

1990
21,129
20,069	94.98%
0	0.00%
935	4.43%
12	0.06%
n/a
113	0.53%
1,060	5.02%

1980
22,237
21,350	96.01%
7	0.03%
736	3.31%
56	0.25%
n/a
88	0.40%
887	3.99%

1970
19,301
18,846	97.64%
2	0.01%
370	1.92%
15	0.08%
n/a
46	0.24%
455	2.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,235	11.3
1,854	9.4
307	1.6
85	0.4

2,119	10.7
518	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,543	12.0
2,062	9.8
-2,139	-10.1
42	0.2

-1,824	-8.6
456	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
5,057	22.7
1,791	8.1
-4,463	-20.1
n/a

-1,281	-5.8
173	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,074	5.6
n/a

2,504	13.0
432	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Williams 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
31.9
11,522	30.2%
26,587	69.8%
3,737	9.8%

15,599
2.47

9,538	61.1%
7,013	73.5%
803	8.4%
6,061	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
5,165	23.1%
17,233	76.9%
3,328	14.9%

9,293
2.35

5,746	61.8%
4,627	80.5%
443	7.7%
3,547	38.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
5,161	26.1%
14,600	73.9%
3,256	16.5%

8,081
2.39

5,244	64.9%
4,315	82.3%
510	9.7%
2,837	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
6,357	30.1%
14,772	69.9%
3,009	14.2%

8,076
2.57

5,706	70.7%
5,020	88.0%
425	7.4%
2,370	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
6,578	29.6%
15,659	70.4%
2,422	10.9%

8,016
2.73

5,907	73.7%
5,162	87.4%
299	5.1%
2,109	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Williams County, ND

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	465	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	484	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	155	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	205	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	896	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	511	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	605	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	596	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	520	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,087	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,487	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,069	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,447	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,361	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,767	11.3%
$200,000 or more	1,944	12.5%

Median Household Income	86,139
Per Capita Income	44,076

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	368	2.4%
Public Assistance	360	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,203	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,004	80.3%
Unemployed	386	1.7%
In Armed Forces	15	0.1%

Total Labor Force	18,405	82.0%
Not in Labor Force	4,028	18.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	8,931	5,093	63.7%
Non-Profit	443	1,283	25.7%
Self-Employed	1,244	861	59.1%

Local Government	825	724	53.3%
State Government	223	366	37.9%
Federal Government	144	133	52.0%

Total Private + Self	10,175	5,954	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,635	2,506	39.5%
Total	11,810	8,460	58.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,640	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,651	18.0%
Professional, Technical	3,231	15.9%
Service Occupations	3,061	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	339	1.7%
All others	7,729	38.1%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,559	17.5%
Health care and social assistance	2,825	13.9%
Retail trade	1,839	9.1%
Educational services	1,676	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	1,355	6.7%
Construction	1,233	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	1,039	5.1%
Wholesale trade	990	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	973	4.8%
Other services	914	4.5%
Manufacturing	644	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	629	3.1%
Utilities	562	2.8%
Finance and insurance	554	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	427	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	374	1.8%
Public administration	329	1.6%
Information	250	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	112	0.6%
Management	28	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,033	5.20%
Puerto Rican	579	1.48%
Cuban	13	0.03%
Dominican	147	0.38%

Total Central American	185	0.47%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	4	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	31	0.08%
Salvadoran	56	0.14%
Other Central American	94	0.24%

Total South American	367	0.94%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	146	0.37%
Colombian	40	0.10%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	181	0.46%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	378	0.97%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	290	0.74%
Korean	53	0.14%
Chinese	45	0.12%
Japanese	32	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,305	90.7%
Spanish	1,799	5.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	655	1.8%
Tagalog	219	0.6%
German, other Germanic	194	0.5%
Arabic	149	0.4%
Other	139	0.4%
Other Asian	71	0.2%
Chinese	45	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	7,616	19.5%
German	7,351	18.8%
Irish	2,000	5.1%
English	1,824	4.7%
Scandinavian	842	2.2%
American	816	2.1%
Swedish	802	2.1%
European	749	1.9%
Polish	714	1.8%
French	643	1.6%
Dutch	615	1.6%
Scottish	530	1.4%
Italian	423	1.1%
African	384	1.0%
Liberian	357	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	37,206	95.2%
Not a citizen	1,870	4.8%

Native	35,813	91.6%
Foreign-born	3,263	8.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
564	2.3%	1,675	6.9%	7,658	31.4%	8,523	34.9%	4,410	18.1%	1,567	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	564	2.3%
9-12 Years	1,675	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,658	31.4%
Some College	8,523	34.9%
Bach. Degree	4,410	18.1%
Grad Degree	1,567	6.4%
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	9,828	9,483	345	3.5%	4.1%
1991	10,360	9,907	453	4.4%	4.3%
1992	10,110	9,545	565	5.6%	4.6%
1993	10,128	9,657	471	4.7%	4.3%
1994	9,995	9,541	454	4.5%	3.7%
1995	10,290	9,930	360	3.5%	3.3%
1996	10,484	10,181	303	2.9%	3.1%
1997	10,331	10,042	289	2.8%	2.9%
1998	9,969	9,572	397	4.0%	3.0%
1999	9,477	8,939	538	5.7%	3.1%

2000	10,532	10,227	305	2.9%	3.0%
2001	10,833	10,582	251	2.3%	2.8%
2002	10,936	10,613	323	3.0%	3.4%
2003	10,991	10,666	325	3.0%	3.5%
2004	11,147	10,853	294	2.6%	3.4%
2005	11,737	11,475	262	2.2%	3.3%
2006	12,700	12,448	252	2.0%	3.1%
2007	13,098	12,857	241	1.8%	3.0%
2008	14,715	14,471	244	1.7%	3.1%
2009	14,835	14,480	355	2.4%	3.9%

2010	14,439	14,129	310	2.1%	3.7%
2011	20,040	19,767	273	1.4%	3.3%
2012	26,956	26,668	288	1.1%	2.9%
2013	28,948	28,593	355	1.2%	2.9%
2014	31,500	31,132	368	1.2%	2.6%
2015	28,478	27,801	677	2.4%	2.8%
2016	22,585	21,599	986	4.4%	3.1%
2017	22,756	22,177	579	2.5%	2.7%
2018	23,873	23,418	455	1.9%	2.5%
2019	24,800	24,354	446	1.8%	2.3%

2020	23,001	20,796	2,205	9.6%	5.1%
2021	20,920	19,785	1,135	5.4%	3.1%
2022	21,917	21,423	494	2.3%	2.1%
2023	22,847	22,471	376	1.6%	1.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	20,185
Median Value	$255,000

Occupied	15,599	77.3%
Vacant	4,586	22.7%

Owned	8,375	53.7%
Rented	7,224	46.3%
Median Rent	$1,097

Single-Family Units	10,031	49.7%
Detached	9,042	44.8%
Attached	989	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,480	37.1%
Mobile Homes	1,478	7.3%

Williams County, ND

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Williams County, ND

2022 Housing Data for Williams County, ND

2022 Income & Employment Data for Williams County, ND

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Williams County, ND

Historical Labor Force Data for Williams County, ND