Demographics of Rolette County, North Dakota

Rolette County, North Dakota had 11,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −497 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.

Rolette County, in four figures

11,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −497 people.; 32.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,517 ±$9,283
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.

Rolette County, North Dakota's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rolette 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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Rolette County, North Dakota's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rolette 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	12,185	100.0	100.0
2021	12,040	98.8	100.2
2022	11,846	97.2	100.7
2023	11,705	96.1	101.6
2024	11,664	95.7	102.5
2025	11,688	95.9	103.1

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Population of Rolette 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	12,185	−3	+21	0	−25
2021	12,040	−145	−23	+1	−126
2022	11,846	−194	−28	+7	−176
2023	11,705	−141	−22	+7	−126
2024	11,664	−41	+14	+9	−63
2025	11,688	+24	+7	+9	+8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.5 ±0.4: for men 32.2 ±1.0 and for women 32.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rolette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	889 ±29	7.5% ±0.2	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,954 ±199	24.8% ±1.7	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,021 ±150	8.6% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,813 ±190	23.6% ±1.6	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,675 ±150	22.4% ±1.3	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,572 ±153	13.2% ±1.3	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,517 ±$9,283, and income per person $26,519 ±$1,784, 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 Rolette County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,024 ±170	27.2% ±4.4	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	511 ±111	13.6% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	625 ±135	16.6% ±3.5	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	478 ±123	12.7% ±3.2	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	684 ±140	18.1% ±3.7	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	251 ±84	6.7% ±2.2	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	196 ±65	5.2% ±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 Rolette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	2,811 ±497	24.3% ±4.3	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,039 ±176	29.3% ±4.3	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,374 ±291	23.4% ±4.7	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	398 ±123	18.6% ±5.5	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rolette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rolette County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	4,588 ±20	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.1% ±2.4	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.9% ±2.4	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.8% ±3.4	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.2% ±4.3	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$103,800 ±$15,184	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$505 ±$93	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	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 Rolette County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	151 ±0	1.3% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,172 ±22	18.2% ±0.2	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.4%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	62 ±16	0.5% ±0.1	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9,005 ±163	75.5% ±1.4	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	472 ±148	4.0% ±1.2	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 Rolette County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	10,436 ±316	87.5% ±2.7	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,377 ±320	11.5% ±2.7	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 65	0.1% to 0.5%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	74 ±32	0.6% ±0.3	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 85	0.2% to 0.7%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 43	0% to 0.4%	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%.

Rolette County among the counties of North Dakota

11th of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Rolette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Ramsey County	11,530	−0.4%
Barnes County	10,573	−2.7%
Walsh County	10,179	−3.4%
McLean County	9,740	−0.2%
Mountrail County	9,395	−4.2%

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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