Demographics of Ransom County, North Dakota

Ransom County, North Dakota had 5,617 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −83 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.

Ransom County, in four figures

5,617
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −83 people.; 43.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,736 ±$5,220
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.

Ransom County, North Dakota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ransom 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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Ransom County, North Dakota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ransom 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	5,700	100.0	100.0
2021	5,683	99.7	100.2
2022	5,653	99.2	100.7
2023	5,629	98.8	101.6
2024	5,636	98.9	102.5
2025	5,617	98.5	103.1

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Population of Ransom 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	5,700	−8	−10	0	+4
2021	5,683	−17	−17	+4	−5
2022	5,653	−30	−35	+12	−5
2023	5,629	−24	−21	+15	−19
2024	5,636	+7	−3	+10	+1
2025	5,617	−19	−7	+8	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±0.9: for men 43.7 ±1.5 and for women 42.8 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ransom County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	298 ±26	5.3% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	919 ±75	16.3% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	437 ±81	7.7% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,283 ±102	22.7% ±1.8	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,460 ±102	25.9% ±1.8	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,246 ±115	22.1% ±2.0	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,736 ±$5,220, and income per person $40,691 ±$3,265, 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 Ransom County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	339 ±89	14.5% ±3.8	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	372 ±85	15.9% ±3.6	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	436 ±95	18.7% ±4.0	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	341 ±84	14.6% ±3.6	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	516 ±94	22.1% ±4.0	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	217 ±60	9.3% ±2.5	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	116 ±43	5.0% ±1.8	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 Ransom County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	561 ±178	10.4% ±3.3	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	227 ±73	19.0% ±5.8	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	255 ±90	9.3% ±3.2	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	79 ±34	5.4% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ransom County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ransom County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	2,546 ±19	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±2.9	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.8	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.7% ±3.7	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.3% ±3.8	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,000 ±$19,079	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$691 ±$119	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±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 Ransom County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	155 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,179 ±38	91.8% ±0.7	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	64 ±27	1.1% ±0.5	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11 to 63	0.2% to 1.1%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.7%	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	191 ±57	3.4% ±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 Ransom County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	3,491 ±185	61.9% ±3.3	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,986 ±188	35.2% ±3.3	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 68	< 0.1% to 1.2%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	131 ±63	2.3% ±1.1	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18 to 146	0.3% to 2.6%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19 to 79	0.3% to 1.4%	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%.

Ransom County among the counties of North Dakota

22nd of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Ransom County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Dunn County	4,058	−0.9%
Pierce County	3,838	−3.6%

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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