Demographics of Stutsman County, North Dakota

Stutsman County, North Dakota had 21,414 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −130 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.

Stutsman County, in four figures

21,414
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −130 people.; 41.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,856 ±$4,203
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.

Stutsman County, North Dakota's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stutsman 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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Stutsman County, North Dakota's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stutsman 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	21,544	100.0	100.0
2021	21,592	100.2	100.2
2022	21,509	99.8	100.7
2023	21,512	99.9	101.6
2024	21,445	99.5	102.5
2025	21,414	99.4	103.1

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Population of Stutsman 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	21,544	−50	−9	0	−41
2021	21,592	+48	−67	+14	+84
2022	21,509	−83	−42	+51	−83
2023	21,512	+3	−6	+73	−61
2024	21,445	−67	−28	+32	−71
2025	21,414	−31	−29	+17	−20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.9: for men 39.9 ±0.9 and for women 43.3 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stutsman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	1,097 ±119	5.1% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,234 ±228	15.0% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,150 ±220	10.0% ±1.0	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,229 ±255	24.3% ±1.2	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,437 ±339	25.2% ±1.6	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,402 ±369	20.4% ±1.7	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,856 ±$4,203, and income per person $39,731 ±$2,885, 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 Stutsman County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	2,125 ±367	22.5% ±3.8	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,778 ±285	18.8% ±3.0	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,402 ±279	14.9% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,093 ±187	11.6% ±2.0	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,730 ±248	18.3% ±2.6	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	711 ±146	7.5% ±1.5	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	598 ±144	6.3% ±1.5	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 Stutsman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	2,506 ±503	12.6% ±2.5	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	134 to 412	3.2% to 9.7%	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,205 ±335	12.4% ±3.4	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,028 ±315	17.3% ±5.1	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 Stutsman County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stutsman County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	10,413 ±50	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±2.1	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±2.2	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.1% ±3.1	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.9% ±3.2	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$208,400 ±$13,524	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$774 ±$49	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±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 Stutsman County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	696 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,331 ±100	89.7% ±0.5	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	505 ±28	2.3% ±0.1	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	122 ±52	0.6% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	362 ±125	1.7% ±0.6	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	506 ±178	2.3% ±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 Stutsman County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	15,137 ±571	70.2% ±2.6	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,641 ±587	26.2% ±2.7	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	208 ±79	1.0% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	563 ±120	2.6% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	266 ±78	1.2% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	297 ±116	1.4% ±0.5	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Stutsman County among the counties of North Dakota

8th of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Stutsman County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Ramsey County	11,530	−0.4%
Barnes County	10,573	−2.7%

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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