Morton County, North Dakota Population 2024

34,085

Morton County, North Dakota's estimated 2024 population is 34,085 with a growth rate of 0.56% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Morton County, North Dakota is the 6th largest county in North Dakota. The 2010 population was 27,570 and has seen a growth of 23.63% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202935,0351900.55%
202834,8451900.55%
202734,6551900.55%
202634,4651900.55%
202534,2751900.56%
202434,0851900.56%
202333,8951900.56%
202233,7051400.42%
202133,5652500.75%
202033,3152,0146.43%
201931,3012600.84%
201831,041700.23%
201730,9711960.64%
201630,7755021.66%
201530,2734811.61%
201429,7928532.95%
201328,9398473.02%
201228,0923671.32%
201127,7251550.56%
201027,57000%
199023,700-1,477-5.87%
198025,1774,86723.96%
197020,310-682-3.25%
196020,9921,6978.8%
195019,295-889-4.4%
194020,1845372.73%
193019,6479334.99%
192018,714-6,575-26%
191025,28917,220213.41%
19008,0693,34170.66%
18904,7284,5282264%
1880200-34,835-99.43%
2024 Growth Rate
0.56% (190)
County Website
Morton County
2020 Population
33,315
Area
1926 mi²
Density
18 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
2.31% (770)
Founded
March 27, 1896

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White29,38088.52%
Two or more races1,1953.6%
Native American1,1283.4%
Other race8642.6%
Black or African American4311.3%
Asian1320.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander620.19%

White

Two or more races

Native American

Other race

Black or African American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Morton County, North Dakota Population by Race

Morton County, North Dakota Population Pyramid 2024

Morton County, North Dakota Median Age

36.7

Total

36.2

Male

37.3

Female

Morton County, North Dakota Adults

There are 25,416 adults, (5,490 of whom are seniors) in Morton County, North Dakota.

Morton County, North Dakota Age Dependency

66.6

Age Dependency Ratio

27.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

39

Child Dependency Ratio

Morton County, North Dakota Sex Ratio

Female16,29749.1%
Male16,89550.9%

Morton County, North Dakota Population by Age

Morton County, North Dakota Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All13,1772.4773.426.6
Married7,3643.0188.911.1
Non Family4,3071.3353.546.5
Female1,0692.8542.957.1
Male4373.6681.718.3

2.96

Average Family Size

2.47

Average Household Size

73.4%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Morton County, North Dakota Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade7473.28%
Associates Degree3,15413.86%
Bachelors Degree4,78821.03%
Graduate Degree1,2975.7%
High School Graduate6,53328.7%
Less Than 9th Grade7213.17%
Some College5,52424.27%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Morton County, North Dakota Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Morton County, North Dakota Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White20,83319,5235,737
Hispanic70966966
Other Race586558101
Native American5204748
2+ Races483444215
Black1721700
Islander50500
Asian4411

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 44.51%.

Morton County, North Dakota Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$62,890$65,476$57,441
Graduate Degree$87,500$108,074$69,302
High School Graduate$36,301$41,435$32,859
Less Than 9th Grade$23,135$24,066$8,125
Overall$50,548$59,121$43,386
Some College$52,660$68,780$37,598

$50,548

Average Earnings

$59,121

Average Male

$43,386

Average Female

Morton County, North Dakota Earnings by Educational Attainment

Morton County, North Dakota Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Morton County, North Dakota Language

95.3% of Morton County, North Dakota residents speak only English, while 4.7% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.63% of the population.

Morton County, North Dakota Language

Morton County, North Dakota Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White28,6211,9736.89%
Multiple1,18736130.41%
Hispanic1,39834224.46%
Asian13213199.24%
Native1,048817.73%
Islander623962.9%
Other831364.33%
Black420215%

8.14%

Overall Poverty Rate

6.77%

Male Poverty Rate

9.55%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Morton County, North Dakota

The race most likely to be in poverty in Morton County, North Dakota is Asian, with 99.24% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Morton County, North Dakota is Other, with 4.33% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.84%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.1%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 12.11%.

Morton County, North Dakota Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade23.13%
High School6.85%
Some College5.11%
Bachelors or Greater1.46%

Morton County, North Dakota Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed23.08%
Male Unemployed8.8%
Female Employed8.15%
Male Employed3.99%

Morton County, North Dakota Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Morton County, North Dakota Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$105,513$127,113
Households$79,555$104,894
Married Families$113,491$-999,999,999
Non Families$43,378$54,626

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Morton County, North Dakota Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

56.7%

Overall Marriage Rate

55.1%

Male Marriage Rate

58.5%

Female Marriage Rate

Morton County, North Dakota Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Morton County, North Dakota Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Morton County, North Dakota Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Morton County, North Dakota Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,957

Number of Veterans

1,824

Male Veterans

133

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam679
Second Gulf War538
First Gulf War417
Korea103
World War II16

Morton County, North Dakota Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 54511
65 to 74455
75+435
55 to 64409
18 to 34147

Morton County, North Dakota Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1,9128.33%
2+ Races294.04%
Native American162.32%

Morton County, North Dakota Veterans by Race

Morton County, North Dakota Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.13%

Veteran Poverty Rate

18.81%

Veteran Disability Rate

Morton County, North Dakota Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

71.3%

Labor Force Participation

69.6%

Employment Rate

2%

Unemployment Rate

Morton County, North Dakota Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Morton County, North Dakota Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Morton County, North Dakota Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

72.29%

Born in Morton County, North Dakota

98.73%

Native Born

1.27%

Foreign Born

0.24%

Non Citizen

1.03%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

98.73% of Morton County, North Dakota residents were born in the United States, with 72.29% having been born in North Dakota. 0.24% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Morton County, North Dakota Place of Birth

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