Demographics of Billings County, North Dakota

Billings County, North Dakota had 1,071 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +141 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Billings County, in four figures

1,071
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +15.2%
Change since July 2020: +141 people.; 41.8 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,806 ±$20,555
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Billings County, North Dakota's population grew 15.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Billings County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Billings County, North Dakota's population grew 15.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Billings County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	930	100.0	100.0
2021	959	103.1	100.2
2022	1,023	110.0	100.7
2023	1,036	111.4	101.6
2024	1,052	113.1	102.5
2025	1,071	115.2	103.1

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Population of Billings County, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	930	−13	0	−11
2021	959	+29	+5	+24
2022	1,023	+64	+6	+54
2023	1,036	+13	+12	+1
2024	1,052	+16	+2	+14
2025	1,071	+19	+3	+16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±4.7: for men 39.3 ±5.5 and for women 45.3 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Billings County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	64 ±20	6.3% ±1.8	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	124 ±32	12.1% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	100 ±38	9.8% ±3.6	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	255 ±52	24.9% ±4.5	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	206 ±49	20.1% ±4.4	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	275 ±67	26.9% ±6.0	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,806 ±$20,555, and income per person $45,936 ±$6,989, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Billings County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	26 to 88	6.5% to 21.5%	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	26 to 86	6.5% to 21.1%	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10 to 52	2.6% to 12.7%	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	73 ±27	17.9% ±6.3	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	79 ±25	19.4% ±5.9	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	32 to 96	15.7% ±7.7	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	47 ±22	11.5% ±5.3	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Billings County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	48 to 172	4.8% to 16.8%	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 17	0% to 9.5%	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9 to 61	1.9% to 12.2%	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	31 to 119	10.2% to 34.1%	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Billings County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Billings County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	546 ±43	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.5% ±5.8	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.5% ±7.4	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.9% ±5.2	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.1% ±8.0	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$331,000 ±$54,888	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$621 ±$110	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±5	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Billings County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6 to 74	0.6% to 7.2%	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	944 ±104	92.2% ±5.0	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 77	0.3% to 7.5%	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Billings County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	781 ±110	76.3% ±7.9	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	230 ±64	22.5% ±5.9	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 36	0% to 3.5%	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 36	0% to 3.5%	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Billings County among the counties of North Dakota

52nd of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Billings County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Oliver County	1,898	+1.7%
Logan County	1,859	−1.3%
Golden Valley County	1,808	+4.8%
Steele County	1,797	−0.1%
Sheridan County	1,296	+2.7%
Billings County	1,071	+15.2%
Slope County	628	−9.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026