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McIntosh County

North Dakota · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,497
Median household income
$64,419
People below poverty
12.2%
Median home value
$84,200

Income

The median income of households in McIntosh County, North Dakota was $64,419. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 12.5
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1
$75,000 to $99,999 18
$100,000 to $149,999 13
$150,000 to $199,999 7.7
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60250
Female 48750

An estimated 70.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,463. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.5
Social Security 41.6
Retirement income 18.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.8
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.6

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 3.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71% and public coverage was 44.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.5%.


In 2020-2024, McIntosh County, North Dakota had a total population of 2,497 - 1,251 (50.1%) females and 1,246 (49.9%) males. The median age was 53 years. An estimated 18.6% of the population was under 18 years, 24.1% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 31.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 68 52
5 to 9 55 50
10 to 14 88 69
15 to 19 71 46
20 to 24 48 26
25 to 29 58 51
30 to 34 21 70
35 to 39 112 81
40 to 44 64 69
45 to 49 46 44
50 to 54 64 43
55 to 59 73 70
60 to 64 144 133
65 to 69 111 105
70 to 74 62 71
75 to 79 66 57
80 to 84 35 64
85 and over 60 150

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.4% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 3.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.3% of the people in McIntosh County, North Dakota were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92% of the people in McIntosh County, North Dakota were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,196 households in McIntosh County, North Dakota. The average household size was 2 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.3% of the households in McIntosh County, North Dakota while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.6% of all households, while 20.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 21% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.5% of all households.

In McIntosh County, North Dakota, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.7% of males and 54.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.1 14
Now married, except separated 57.7 54.4
Separated 0.4 0
Widowed 5.1 21.9
Divorced 7.7 9.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In McIntosh County, North Dakota, 33 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 72.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96% of the people living in McIntosh County, North Dakota were U.S. natives. 70.2% of the McIntosh County, North Dakota population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4% of McIntosh County, North Dakota residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 24.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of McIntosh County, North Dakota come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for McIntosh County, North Dakota.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 56.4
Asia 23.8
Europe 4
Africa 2
Northern America 13.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024, 13 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of the people at least one year old living in McIntosh County, North Dakota were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.2
Different house, same county 1.1
Different county, same state 4.7
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in McIntosh County, North Dakota was 399 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 25 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 333. College or graduate school enrollment was 41.

Educational Attainment of People in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.1
High school diploma or equivalency 35.4
Some college, no degree 15.5
Associate's degree 18
Bachelor's degree 17.5
Graduate or professional degree 3.4

Disability

In McIntosh County, North Dakota, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In McIntosh County, North Dakota, 57.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 63.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 17.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 760 63.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 223 18.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 211 17.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in McIntosh County, North Dakota worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 22
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 1.6
Wholesale trade 6.2
Retail trade 7.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.7
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.4
Other Services, except public administration 7.8
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 486 40.5
Service occupations 199 16.6
Sales and office occupations 152 12.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 250 20.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 113 9.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64% of McIntosh County, North Dakota workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 11.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 11.1
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 11.6

In 2020-2024, McIntosh County, North Dakota had a total of 1,677 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.1
Mobile homes 5.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in McIntosh County, North Dakota was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 72.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, McIntosh County, North Dakota had 1,196 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 481 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.2% while renters occupied 20.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.6% and another 34.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in McIntosh County, North Dakota:

House Heating Fuel Used in McIntosh County, North Dakota in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.5
Electricity 34.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 23.8
All other fuels 2.2
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in McIntosh County, North Dakota was $84,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 22.9 % had a mortgage. 77.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,109 and for owners without a mortgage it was $451.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for McIntosh County, North Dakota was $608. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.