Demographics of Bottineau County, North Dakota

Bottineau County, North Dakota had 6,284 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −101 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.

Bottineau County, in four figures

6,284
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −101 people.; 44.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,000 ±$14,018
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.

Bottineau County, North Dakota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bottineau 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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Bottineau County, North Dakota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bottineau 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	6,385	100.0	100.0
2021	6,424	100.6	100.2
2022	6,372	99.8	100.7
2023	6,312	98.9	101.6
2024	6,342	99.3	102.5
2025	6,284	98.4	103.1

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Population of Bottineau County, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,385	+6	0	0	+5
2021	6,424	+39	−1	+2	+35
2022	6,372	−52	+2	+8	−60
2023	6,312	−60	−16	+9	−54
2024	6,342	+30	−21	+26	+25
2025	6,284	−58	−27	+24	−54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.2 ±0.9: for men 41.9 ±1.8 and for women 47.3 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bottineau County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	384 ±55	6.0% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,028 ±95	16.1% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	482 ±87	7.6% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,324 ±98	20.8% ±1.5	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,522 ±131	23.9% ±2.1	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,638 ±143	25.7% ±2.2	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,000 ±$14,018, and income per person $48,474 ±$4,070, 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 Bottineau County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	352 ±85	13.2% ±3.1	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	451 ±101	16.9% ±3.7	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	474 ±81	17.7% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	311 ±69	11.6% ±2.5	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	591 ±116	22.1% ±4.2	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	207 ±68	7.7% ±2.5	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	288 ±75	10.8% ±2.8	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

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 Bottineau County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	464 ±133	7.6% ±2.2	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	137 ±60	9.7% ±4.1	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	173 ±58	6.5% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	154 ±49	7.6% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bottineau County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bottineau County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	3,956 ±21	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.6% ±3.3	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.4% ±3.4	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±2.4	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±4.0	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,200 ±$31,134	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$796 ±$76	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	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 Bottineau County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	164 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,684 ±20	89.1% ±0.3	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 1.0%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	297 ±83	4.7% ±1.3	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	192 ±84	3.0% ±1.3	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 Bottineau County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	4,598 ±175	72.1% ±2.7	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,536 ±167	24.1% ±2.6	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 76	0.3% to 1.2%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	198 ±65	3.1% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	22 to 88	0.3% to 1.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	143 ±58	2.2% ±0.9	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%.

Bottineau County among the counties of North Dakota

20th of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Bottineau County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
McLean County	9,740	−0.2%
Mountrail County	9,395	−4.2%
Mercer County	8,441	+1.1%
Traill County	7,920	−0.8%
Pembina County	6,568	−3.8%
Bottineau County	6,284	−1.6%
Benson County	5,759	−3.0%
Ransom County	5,617	−1.5%
McHenry County	5,130	−3.9%
Dickey County	4,895	−1.5%
LaMoure County	4,135	+1.0%

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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