Walsh County

DEMOGRAPHICS2000 DATAMOST RECENT
Total population12,38910,641 (2019)
Median age40.943.9 (2019)
Percent of Color7.7%16.5% (2019)
Percent with one or more disabilitiesN/A14.7% (2015-2019)
AGING
Total older adult population (age 65+)2,3902,292 (2019)
Median HH income 2019 dollars (DC+AFF)N/A$38,811 (2015-2019)
Percent of older adults with one or more disabilities (age 65+)N/A34.9% (2015-2019)
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Total youth population (age 0-17)3,0912,444 (2019)
Children below the federal poverty level (age 0-17)12.2%12.0% (2019)
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Voter turnoutN/A58.7% (2020)
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Total babies born (all births)N/A685 (2015-2019)
Babies born at low birth weight**N/A7.4% (2015-2019)
Total young child population (age 0-4)711711 (2019)
Young children enrolled in preschool (age 3-4)N/A30.6% (2015-2019)
Young children for whom all parents are working (age 0-5)N/A66.4% (2015-2019)
ECONOMY
Total nonfarm jobs6,4816,211 (2019)
Total farm jobs1,1881,039 (2019)
Real median household income in 2019 dollars*N/A$59,153 (2019)
Individuals below the federal poverty level10.2%11.7% (2019)
ENVIRONMENT
Percentage of days that the Air Quality Index was "Good"N/AN/A
HEALTH
Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age 20+)N/A10.5% (2017)
Adults who are obese (age 20+)N/A35.2% (2017)
Adults' average number of poor mental health days per month (age 18+)N/A3.7 (2018)
Residents without health insurance (under age 65)N/A10.9% (2018)
HOUSING
Households paying 30% or more of income for monthly housing costs*17.1%17.5% (2015-2019)
Homeownership rate76.8%76.4% (2015-2019)
WORKFORCE
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)13.3%17.2% (2015-2019)
Proportion of adults working (age 16-64)74.6%78.2% (2015-2019)

Notes:

* Figures for median household income and households paying 30% or more of their income for housing were collected from survey items asking about income during 1999. Elsewhere on the Compass site these figures are reported as 1999 data, but they are listed here in the 2000 column for comparison purposes.

** Babies with a birth weight under 2,500 grams (5lbs, 8 oz) are considered to be low birth weight.

"N/A" indicates that data are unavailable, an estimate is unreliable, or data are suppressed because too few cases were recorded in the time period.

North Dakota Compass

Center for Social Research
North Dakota State University

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Wilder Research

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