Demographics of Morton County, North Dakota

Morton County, North Dakota had 34,601 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,277 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.

Morton County, in four figures

34,601
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,277 people.; 37.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,382 ±$6,495
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.

Morton County, North Dakota's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Morton 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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Morton County, North Dakota's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Morton 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	33,324	100.0	100.0
2021	33,590	100.8	100.2
2022	33,744	101.3	100.7
2023	34,105	102.3	101.6
2024	34,261	102.8	102.5
2025	34,601	103.8	103.1

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Population of Morton 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	33,324	+33	+6	0	+18
2021	33,590	+266	+46	+10	+195
2022	33,744	+154	+62	+11	+100
2023	34,105	+361	+131	+58	+177
2024	34,261	+156	+92	+97	−28
2025	34,601	+340	+79	+77	+184

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±1.1: for men 36.9 ±1.8 and for women 38.1 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Morton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	1,793 ±87	5.3% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,930 ±438	17.6% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,783 ±474	8.2% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,688 ±580	28.7% ±1.7	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,736 ±427	22.9% ±1.3	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,847 ±482	17.3% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,382 ±$6,495, and income per person $46,235 ±$5,193, 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 Morton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,265 ±274	9.1% ±2.0	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,109 ±528	22.3% ±3.7	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,287 ±369	16.4% ±2.6	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,695 ±321	12.2% ±2.3	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,881 ±381	20.7% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,621 ±326	11.6% ±2.3	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,088 ±232	7.8% ±1.7	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 Morton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	2,654 ±678	8.0% ±2.1	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	520 ±241	6.9% ±3.2	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,651 ±445	9.3% ±2.5	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	483 ±142	6.3% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Morton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Morton County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	15,465 ±36	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±2.3	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.2% ±2.8	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.8% ±3.2	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$263,900 ±$11,929	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,076 ±$71	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	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 Morton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,486 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,273 ±225	86.7% ±0.7	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	548 ±167	1.6% ±0.5	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,341 ±217	4.0% ±0.6	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4 to 96	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 360	0% to 1.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	879 ±271	2.6% ±0.8	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 Morton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	24,118 ±804	71.4% ±2.4	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,218 ±791	24.3% ±2.3	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,060 ±331	3.1% ±1.0	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	190 to 572	0.6% to 1.7%	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	76 to 390	0.2% to 1.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	38 to 258	0.1% to 0.8%	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%.

Morton County among the counties of North Dakota

6th of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Morton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cass County	201,794	+9.1%
Burleigh County	103,251	+4.7%
Grand Forks County	74,501	+1.9%
Ward County	68,233	−2.4%
Williams County	41,767	+1.4%
Morton County	34,601	+3.8%
Stark County	34,013	+0.5%
Stutsman County	21,414	−0.6%
Richland County	16,731	+1.2%
McKenzie County	15,192	+2.8%
Rolette County	11,688	−4.1%

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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