Pick City, ND Demographics

Population 505 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Pick City

Household size in Pick City

Household size, people per household
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–102.282.372.68
2010–142.252.392.73
2015–192.072.362.71
2020–242.122.382.65
Change−0.15+0.01−0.03
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Pick City is a place of small households, averaging 2.12 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.28, 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 Pick City

Median age, years
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1047.438.237.7
2010–1450.137.738.6
2015–1950.837.439.6
2020–2458.537.440.1
Change+11.2−0.8+2.3
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With a median age of 58.5, Pick City 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 Pick City

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–104.1%8.3%12.3%
2010–142.9%8.8%12.3%
2015–194.4%8.7%11.6%
2020–240.9%8.8%11.6%
Change−3.2 pts+0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Pick City: 0.9% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

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 Pick City

Renters in Pick City

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1010.7%33.4%33.3%
2010–1412.7%34.9%35.6%
2015–1910.3%37.6%36.0%
2020–2410.6%37.1%34.8%
Change−0.1 pts+3.7 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 10.6% of households in Pick City rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About seven in ten owners (68.9%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Pick City

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1035.4%10.6%11.4%
2010–1437.2%11.3%11.4%
2015–1936.0%13.9%11.1%
2020–2441.0%12.0%9.6%
Change+5.6 pts+1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Pick City: 41.0% 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 Pick City

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–10197419741974
2010–14197519761975
2015–19198019811977
2020–24198819851980
Change+14+11+6
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Much of the housing in Pick City is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of North Dakota.

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 Pick City

Rent, per month
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–10$395$573$965
2010–14$644$716$1,040
2015–19$693$862$1,213
2020–24$1,200$1,031$1,571
Change+$805+$458+$606
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Rent in Pick City runs $1,200 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in North Dakota overall ($1,031). The typical renter here spends 18.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

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 Pick City

Bachelor's degrees in Pick City

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1015.0%27.9%28.4%
2010–1419.2%28.9%29.6%
2015–1926.0%31.1%32.1%
2020–2423.4%33.9%35.6%
Change+8.3 pts+6.0 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Pick City have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.4%, against 35.6% nationally.

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 Pick City

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–1089.1%90.4%84.9%
2010–1490.7%91.9%86.1%
2015–1990.1%92.9%87.7%
2020–2496.7%94.1%89.3%
Change+7.6 pts+3.8 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Pick City: 96.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

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 Pick City

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodPick CityNorth DakotaU.S.
2006–104.8%3.6%8.1%
2010–147.5%3.1%9.4%
2015–192.3%2.7%5.6%
2020–248.7%2.8%5.4%
Change+4.0 pts−0.8 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Pick City runs well above the national rate: 8.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).

Pick City compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Pick City2.1258.50.9%10.6%41.0%1988$1,20023.4%96.7%8.7%
Riverdale2.0847.43.7%12.0%25.9%1978$77025.5%96.7%3.8%
Garrison2.2255.43.3%14.2%19.9%1973$63822.5%92.7%0.2%
Stanton2.5845.78.3%8.4%24.6%1977$1,32110.4%93.6%3.3%
Coleharbor2.1547.02.0%5.7%22.5%1990$67526.6%97.7%2.4%
White Shield2.6744.49.0%22.8%36.1%1989$93631.0%93.8%2.3%
Underwood2.0347.74.8%16.1%28.0%1971$82724.9%96.1%4.6%
Hazen2.2449.35.3%16.1%13.7%1978$1,00228.9%93.5%2.9%
Max2.3752.04.2%11.3%19.8%1976$71325.0%93.9%0.3%
Beulah2.3638.57.3%26.5%24.3%1981$1,06220.0%89.4%2.4%
Fort Clark2.5344.77.1%7.6%19.4%1975$96918.3%94.2%1.5%

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 Pick City. 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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