Fort Rice, ND Demographics

Population 188 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Fort Rice

Household size in Fort Rice

Household size, people per household
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–102.392.372.68
2010–142.352.392.73
2015–192.172.362.71
2020–242.172.382.65
Change−0.22+0.01−0.03
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Households in Fort Rice are small: just 2.17 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.39, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Fort Rice

Median age, years
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1047.538.237.7
2010–1444.437.738.6
2015–1945.437.439.6
2020–2451.237.440.1
Change+3.6−0.8+2.3
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With a median age of 51.2, Fort Rice is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Fort Rice

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–104.6%8.3%12.3%
2010–142.8%8.8%12.3%
2015–193.0%8.7%11.6%
2020–245.6%8.8%11.6%
Change+1.0 pts+0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 5.6% of households in Fort Rice, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Fort Rice

Renters in Fort Rice

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1010.1%33.4%33.3%
2010–149.3%34.9%35.6%
2015–1912.5%37.6%36.0%
2020–249.2%37.1%34.8%
Change−0.9 pts+3.7 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 9.2% of households in Fort Rice rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 64.3% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Fort Rice

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1021.2%10.6%11.4%
2010–1426.4%11.3%11.4%
2015–1924.7%13.9%11.1%
2020–2424.4%12.0%9.6%
Change+3.3 pts+1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Fort Rice: 24.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Fort Rice

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–10196919741974
2010–14197019761975
2015–19197219811977
2020–24197419851980
Change+5+11+6
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Housing in Fort Rice leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Fort Rice

Rent, per month
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–10$565$573$965
2010–14$574$716$1,040
2015–19$689$862$1,213
2020–24$843$1,031$1,571
Change+$278+$458+$606
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The median renter in Fort Rice pays $843 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.2% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Fort Rice

Bachelor's degrees in Fort Rice

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1013.0%27.9%28.4%
2010–1416.7%28.9%29.6%
2015–1922.1%31.1%32.1%
2020–2430.8%33.9%35.6%
Change+17.8 pts+6.0 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are a little less common in Fort Rice than nationally: 30.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Fort Rice

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1083.1%90.4%84.9%
2010–1486.2%91.9%86.1%
2015–1993.2%92.9%87.7%
2020–2494.9%94.1%89.3%
Change+11.8 pts+3.8 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Fort Rice: 94.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of North Dakota.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Fort Rice

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodFort RiceNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–102.1%3.6%8.1%
2010–140.7%3.1%9.4%
2015–190.5%2.7%5.6%
2020–240.3%2.8%5.4%
Change−1.9 pts−0.8 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Fort Rice has been strong: just 0.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Fort Rice compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Fort Rice2.1751.25.6%9.2%24.4%1974$84330.8%94.9%0.3%
Huff2.7841.95.7%5.5%9.0%1991$71135.8%95.0%2.6%
Cannon Ball3.7429.727.9%48.1%8.2%1985$4296.0%87.4%8.3%
Livona2.6225.16.3%2.8%1.2%1985$1,25144.4%97.2%2.1%
St. Anthony2.3742.74.4%10.7%12.5%1977$1,06832.0%92.5%0.5%
Hazelton2.1643.93.3%13.1%33.2%1965$82420.0%91.8%1.7%
Lincoln2.7433.511.9%4.2%0.9%2000$1,02629.5%97.6%1.5%
Moffit2.8140.27.2%10.9%9.2%1987$1,19234.1%94.8%2.0%
Menoken3.0739.75.7%5.8%4.2%1998$62335.3%95.4%3.6%
Solen2.9637.612.2%22.0%12.4%1983$78322.1%91.1%4.7%
Temvik2.1751.54.0%13.6%31.8%1968$67721.5%93.5%1.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fort Rice. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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