Williston city, ND

Williams County, ND

2022 population: 27,783 ( 13,067 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.2 square miles
Population density: 1199.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,414	73.48%	52.0%
Black:	1,989	7.16%	4131.9%
Indian:	355	1.28%	24.6%
Asian:	400	1.44%	684.3%
2+ races:	1,413	5.09%	263.2%
Hispanic:	3,146	11.32%	859.1%

Total non-White:	7,369	26.52%	472.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	6,986	57.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,081	50.1

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
14,716
13,428	91.25%
47	0.32%
471	3.20%
51	0.35%
389	2.64%
328	2.23%
1,288	8.75%

2000
12,579
11,741	93.34%
13	0.10%
437	3.47%
14	0.11%
272	2.16%
102	0.81%
838	6.66%

1990
13,131
12,611	96.04%
0	0.00%
458	3.49%
12	0.09%
n/a
50	0.38%
520	3.96%

1980
13,336
12,922	96.90%
0	0.00%
339	2.54%
10	0.07%
n/a
65	0.49%
414	3.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,687	13.4
450	3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-870	-6.6
318	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-311	-2.3
106	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Williston city, 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
31.4
8,017	28.9%
19,766	71.1%
2,192	7.9%

11,410
2.39

6,544	57.4%
4,631	70.8%
560	8.6%
4,866	42.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.5
3,471	23.6%
11,245	76.4%
2,115	14.4%

6,180
2.31

3,589	58.1%
2,757	76.8%
362	10.1%
2,591	41.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
3,210	25.5%
9,369	74.5%
2,098	16.7%

5,294
2.29

3,218	60.8%
2,515	78.2%
412	12.8%
2,076	39.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
3,834	29.2%
9,297	70.8%
1,963	14.9%

5,160
2.48

3,453	66.9%
2,927	84.8%
362	10.5%
1,707	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
3,793	28.4%
9,543	71.6%
1,502	11.3%

4,902
2.66

3,426	69.9%
2,943	85.9%
224	6.5%
1,476	30.1%

2022 Housing Data for Williston city, ND

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	290	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	398	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	96	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	193	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	675	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	463	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	516	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	535	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	383	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	794	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,111	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,484	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,031	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	904	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,315	11.5%
$200,000 or more	1,222	10.7%

Median Household Income	80,352
Per Capita Income	44,173

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	327	2.9%
Public Assistance	315	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,031	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,336	82.0%
Unemployed	321	2.0%
In Armed Forces	6	0.0%

Total Labor Force	13,663	84.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,596	16.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,775	3,908	63.4%
Non-Profit	342	1,080	24.1%
Self-Employed	750	538	58.2%

Local Government	631	560	53.0%
State Government	87	159	35.4%
Federal Government	86	83	50.9%

Total Private + Self	7,525	4,446	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,146	1,882	37.8%
Total	8,671	6,328	57.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,634	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,757	18.3%
Professional, Technical	2,528	16.8%
Service Occupations	2,217	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	281	1.9%
All others	5,894	39.2%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,689	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	2,285	15.2%
Retail trade	1,375	9.1%
Educational services	1,295	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	933	6.2%
Wholesale trade	803	5.3%
Construction	786	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	765	5.1%
Other services	695	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	691	4.6%
Manufacturing	477	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	432	2.9%
Utilities	425	2.8%
Finance and insurance	403	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	280	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	275	1.8%
Information	201	1.3%
Public administration	144	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	0.4%
Management	22	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,585	5.70%
Puerto Rican	579	2.08%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	91	0.33%

Total Central American	150	0.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	56	0.20%
Other Central American	94	0.34%

Total South American	367	1.32%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	146	0.53%
Colombian	40	0.14%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	181	0.65%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	374	1.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	262	0.94%
Korean	49	0.18%
Chinese	45	0.16%
Japanese	17	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	22,298	88.1%
Spanish	1,620	6.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	628	2.5%
Tagalog	211	0.8%
German, other Germanic	180	0.7%
Arabic	149	0.6%
Other	91	0.4%
Other Asian	62	0.2%
Chinese	45	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,005	18.0%
Norwegian	4,295	15.5%
English	1,246	4.5%
Irish	1,244	4.5%
Polish	658	2.4%
Scandinavian	642	2.3%
French	579	2.1%
European	558	2.0%
American	473	1.7%
Dutch	432	1.6%
African	384	1.4%
Scottish	370	1.3%
Liberian	355	1.3%
Swedish	300	1.1%
Italian	209	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	25,935	93.3%
Not a citizen	1,848	6.7%

Native	24,658	88.8%
Foreign-born	3,125	11.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
420	2.4%	1,347	7.8%	5,488	31.6%	5,625	32.4%	3,358	19.3%	1,123	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	420	2.4%
9-12 Years	1,347	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,488	31.6%
Some College	5,625	32.4%
Bach. Degree	3,358	19.3%
Grad Degree	1,123	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +563	R +279	D + 3.9%
D +284
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,904	78.5%	Joe Biden (D)	1,370	18.2%	245	3.3%	7,519	13	32	2.08%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	5,341	76.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,086	15.5%	596	8.5%	7,023	13	30	2.04%

2020 President, Williston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,370

18.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,904

78.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

204

2.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,519

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Williston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,086

15.5%

Donald Trump (R)

5,341

76.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

375

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Other

182

2.6%

TOTAL

7,023

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 30

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Williston city, ND

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	37%	Doug Burgum* (R)	5,532	75.4%	Shelley Lenz (D)	1,028	14.0%	779 [+]	10.6%	7,339	10	2.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 440 (6.0%); DuWayne Hendrickson (Libertarian) 339 (4.6%);
2018	S1	34%	Kevin Cramer (R)	4,254	69.4%	Heidi Heitkamp* (D)	1,829	29.8%	45 [+]	0.7%	6,128	14	1.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 45 (0.7%);
2016	S3	43%	John Hoeven* (R)	5,880	84.6%	Eliot Glassheim (D)	691	9.9%	377 [+]	5.4%	6,948	6	2.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robert Marquette (Libertarian) 267 (3.8%); James Germalic (I) 103 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2016	G	42%	Doug Burgum (R)	5,696	82.8%	Marvin Nelson (D)	836	12.1%	350 [+]	5.1%	6,882	6	2.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Marty Riske (Libertarian) 332 (4.8%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,734
Median Value	$245,600

Occupied	11,410	77.4%
Vacant	3,324	22.6%

Owned	5,198	45.6%
Rented	6,212	54.4%
Median Rent	$1,095

Single-Family Units	6,200	42.1%
Detached	5,372	36.5%
Attached	828	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,939	47.1%
Mobile Homes	571	3.9%

Williston city, ND

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Williston city, ND

2022 Housing Data for Williston city, ND

2022 Income & Employment Data for Williston city, ND

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Williston city, ND

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Williston city, ND

Historical Presidential Election Results for Williston city, ND

Historical Statewide Election Results for Williston city, ND