State profile · ND

Largest Cities in North Dakota

Name: North Dakota Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 246 tracked cities and towns in North Dakota, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.

Compiled by PlainCities Editorial

246
Cities: 617,959
Combined city pop.: $71,906
Avg median income: 8.3%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Fargo is the largest of 246 tracked cities in North Dakota, which ranks #26 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Fargo
largest tracked city (129,064 people): #26
national rank, avg median income: 246
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

96% of North Dakota's 246 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in North Dakota is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots North Dakota's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Fargo

129,064
Bismarck

74,146
Grand Forks

58,882
Minot

47,922
West Fargo

39,325
Williston

27,964
Dickinson

25,216
Mandan

24,293
Jamestown

15,774
Wahpeton

7,996
Devils Lake

7,170
Valley City

6,554

What this shows Fargo, ND is the most populous city profiled in North Dakota; the full list of all 246 cities follows below.

How North Dakota ranks nationally

Avg median income

$71,906

#26 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$147,245

#44 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

8.3%

#20 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

246

#40 of 52 · most tracked cities

North Dakota ranks #26 of 52 nationally on average median income and #20 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How North Dakota's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$147,245 Among the most affordable more affordable than 85% of 52 US states

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Which cities does North Dakota include?

City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
Fargo	129,064	$66,029	$269,800	6.3%
Bismarck	74,146	$77,608	$291,400	6.3%
Grand Forks	58,882	$63,838	$243,300	8.6%
Minot	47,922	$77,431	$254,400	6.0%
West Fargo	39,325	$96,877	$302,200	2.8%
Williston	27,964	$84,309	$262,700	5.5%
Dickinson	25,216	$76,964	$252,400	5.7%
Mandan	24,293	$75,966	$246,300	3.5%
Jamestown	15,774	$54,809	$192,500	7.9%
Wahpeton	7,996	$57,417	$164,600	9.6%
Devils Lake	7,170	$42,755	$171,000	19.9%
Valley City	6,554	$56,471	$152,800	9.8%
Watford City	6,016	$88,351	$385,100	8.9%
Minot AFB	4,904	$65,571	N/A	0.0%
Lincoln	4,309	$83,387	$259,400	5.2%
Grafton	4,128	$60,184	$153,800	3.9%
Horace	3,964	$145,801	$444,600	3.2%
Beulah	3,058	$84,417	$194,300	2.6%
New	2,725	$50,707	$199,700	18.3%
Casselton	2,640	$68,472	$297,500	4.6%
Rugby	2,555	$50,580	$147,800	6.9%
Hazen	2,509	$72,094	$189,300	10.9%
Lisbon	2,262	$61,953	$185,700	8.8%
Carrington	2,171	$65,469	$141,800	9.0%
Stanley	2,089	$105,893	$241,300	6.5%
Grand Forks AFB	2,072	$72,279	N/A	3.6%
Bottineau	2,063	$70,882	$165,300	7.6%
Mayville	2,050	$64,044	$196,200	9.9%
Oakes	2,046	$64,750	$160,100	7.6%
Langdon	1,835	$63,664	$130,400	5.4%
Belcourt	1,739	$64,526	$94,300	19.6%
Harvey	1,720	$42,368	$118,000	9.9%
Surrey	1,672	$105,125	$302,200	1.1%
Hillsboro	1,643	$77,844	$180,800	0.8%
Tioga	1,525	$62,315	$196,800	7.0%
Bowman	1,523	$70,859	$181,300	11.0%
Park River	1,483	$76,080	$118,600	6.6%
Garrison	1,456	$68,646	$181,800	10.1%
Washburn	1,434	$75,729	$226,200	7.8%
New Rockford	1,325	$47,969	$101,400	7.3%
Cavalier	1,304	$57,188	$155,500	4.2%
Larimore	1,262	$78,846	$180,200	4.1%
Mapleton	1,243	$116,364	$285,500	1.1%
Cando	1,199	$49,375	$149,300	7.7%
Burlington	1,169	$95,216	$237,800	1.5%
Rolla	1,164	$52,841	$121,500	12.3%
Hettinger	1,141	$50,750	$112,600	7.2%
Crosby	1,116	$80,000	$111,800	2.4%
Shell Valley	1,112	$43,281	$55,200	33.1%
Thompson	1,092	$110,909	$274,000	0.0%
Kenmare	1,027	$64,167	$122,000	0.0%
Velva	997	$81,354	$208,700	6.2%
Enderlin	987	$70,625	$120,800	7.4%
Parshall	957	$42,500	$121,700	29.8%
Ellendale	946	$40,000	$115,900	9.3%
Northwood	941	$76,875	$200,500	6.3%
Beach	933	$60,074	$124,700	18.6%
Fort Totten	930	$28,750	N/A	59.3%
Kindred	927	$103,542	$291,100	2.2%
Walhalla	927	$30,774	$100,300	22.4%
Wishek	922	$65,357	$103,300	16.8%
Green Acres	914	$46,429	N/A	27.2%
Cooperstown	910	$51,932	$108,300	7.3%
New Salem	904	$69,750	$173,400	5.6%
Reile's Acres	888	$198,333	$455,900	0.9%
Killdeer	879	$89,583	$271,900	6.1%
Gwinner	877	$66,071	$151,900	7.8%
Linton	871	$50,833	$87,400	4.8%
Cannon Ball	859	$33,542	$128,100	38.2%
Dunseith	853	$51,004	$49,300	15.9%
Drayton	818	$70,347	$103,800	1.2%
Harwood	775	$145,000	$303,600	0.9%
Hankinson	768	$66,250	$100,700	5.1%
Napoleon	768	$68,068	$85,000	12.8%
Ray	762	$69,792	$211,500	4.9%
Richardton	761	$69,844	$188,900	4.2%
Steele	742	$63,000	$160,300	4.2%
Hebron	739	$60,114	$104,600	4.8%
Mott	738	$51,964	$77,500	4.0%
LaMoure	703	$65,625	$150,800	1.2%
Underwood	701	$71,625	$196,300	4.7%
Lidgerwood	673	$49,750	$81,100	6.5%
Edgeley	672	$45,556	$99,100	7.7%
Glen Ullin	662	$48,558	$105,500	7.0%
New England	658	$74,375	$143,300	11.5%
Elgin	654	$40,000	$111,400	19.0%
Hatton	639	$72,885	$133,700	1.7%
Milnor	638	$80,417	$142,600	1.1%
Ashley	636	$39,519	$57,900	24.7%
Lakota	629	$63,672	$145,700	7.4%
Forman	622	$71,607	$133,300	2.7%
Belfield	618	$46,417	$185,000	13.5%
Minto	616	$71,071	$94,600	22.9%
Mohall	614	$61,667	$167,000	13.7%
Mandaree	604	$64,063	$104,200	26.4%
Pembina	583	$88,523	$133,700	9.1%
Wilton	582	$83,750	$206,100	1.4%
Argusville	568	$160,089	$350,000	0.0%
Stanton	560	$57,222	$111,200	24.2%
South Heart	556	$138,780	$333,100	0.0%
Wyndmere	553	$85,197	$156,700	12.9%
Portland	548	$100,714	$204,500	0.0%
Strasburg	523	$46,750	$92,700	0.0%
Center	510	$74,464	$170,100	0.0%
Turtle Lake	502	$57,250	$123,900	12.5%
Leeds	487	$73,750	$82,900	9.8%
Fessenden	477	$65,125	$73,300	15.1%
Kulm	476	$69,318	$71,000	5.2%
Glenburn	466	$80,000	$180,600	1.6%
Towner	466	$53,333	$93,300	21.5%
Trenton	464	$99,531	$202,600	8.9%
Berthold	444	$90,972	$209,100	0.0%
Maddock	425	$45,625	$46,300	41.2%
Manvel	413	$89,500	$184,500	2.1%
Scranton	408	$91,250	$109,700	13.6%
Gilby	401	$85,625	$84,500	0.0%
Halliday	396	$64,464	$106,900	14.8%
Emerado	391	$65,795	$142,900	9.1%
East Dunseith	367	N/A	N/A	63.9%
Reynolds	367	$86,875	$137,500	3.7%
Dunn Center	366	$96,042	$145,800	2.2%
Oxbow	361	$172,083	$582,100	2.5%
Arthur	357	$84,722	$209,700	0.0%
Buxton	356	$93,750	$173,500	3.0%
Neche	355	$80,625	$87,100	4.9%
Rolette	347	$90,179	$120,300	6.5%
Tower City	345	$107,708	$189,700	6.7%
McVille	338	$58,750	$91,900	8.3%
Westhope	330	$54,643	$105,000	3.8%
McClusky	325	$44,286	$73,600	2.2%
Grenora	323	N/A	$103,800	5.7%
Finley	322	$74,583	$73,100	11.5%
Hope	321	$53,750	$110,400	5.9%
Fairmount	316	$55,313	$79,300	14.8%
Plaza	314	$81,875	$202,500	7.6%
St. Thomas	306	$67,083	$74,100	14.9%
Sawyer	305	$65,625	$181,300	6.7%
Walcott	302	$93,523	$196,400	3.4%
Anamoose	292	$64,500	$57,500	9.6%
Powers Lake	292	$77,750	$165,000	3.3%
Gackle	287	$60,000	$103,100	7.7%
Max	284	$73,750	$140,600	1.4%
Michigan City	278	$80,500	$89,000	1.4%
Granville	277	$95,000	$103,100	8.2%
Hoople	277	$76,458	$105,400	17.6%
White Shield	277	$65,750	$200,000	7.8%
Edmore	274	$68,274	$55,000	5.7%
Hunter	271	$75,000	$133,000	0.0%
Alexander	268	$135,179	$340,300	0.0%
Bowbells	267	$80,938	$113,600	0.0%
Colfax	265	$114,375	$202,800	0.0%
Tappen	264	$50,682	N/A	9.5%
Carson	260	$40,000	$72,000	14.3%
Munich	258	$75,855	$111,200	0.0%
St. John	248	N/A	$79,200	1.9%
Drake	245	$46,875	$76,700	15.0%
Leonard	244	$72,917	$158,100	1.3%
Medina	242	$51,875	$75,000	16.9%
Golden Valley	241	$76,875	$135,700	1.3%
Gladstone	240	$105,000	$200,900	12.1%
Lansford	234	$72,750	$162,500	7.4%
Oriska	234	$93,750	$77,900	0.0%
Abercrombie	231	$69,500	$156,300	1.8%
Kensal	229	$80,000	$90,000	0.0%
Benedict	227	$59,155	$250,700	0.0%
Christine	221	$89,107	$260,700	1.8%
Sheyenne	217	$46,979	$58,200	17.0%
Fordville	216	$70,000	$80,000	0.0%
Davenport	215	$83,750	$214,300	0.0%
Edinburg	215	$56,071	$70,000	2.0%
New Leipzig	215	$51,667	$80,000	6.5%
Buffalo	213	$99,583	$166,700	1.8%
Rhame	213	$93,750	$121,900	11.4%
Sherwood	213	$58,438	$47,700	10.9%
Flasher	207	$43,984	$58,300	3.6%
Wing	202	$85,568	$86,700	3.5%
Four Bears	200	N/A	N/A	36.1%
Taylor	193	$96,458	$209,100	2.0%
Harmon	192	$99,519	$366,200	0.0%
Apple Valley	191	$89,583	$248,800	0.0%
Hazelton	191	$54,286	$79,000	13.6%
Selfridge	190	$48,125	N/A	17.4%
Riverdale	187	$96,667	$220,500	1.3%
Minnewaukan	186	$82,895	$102,500	4.9%
Litchville	183	$27,094	$160,000	12.5%
Almont	180	N/A	$46,500	8.5%
Mooreton	180	$81,667	$131,800	20.7%
Fingal	179	$61,250	$59,800	3.6%
Page	176	$75,625	$95,500	16.2%
Regent	176	$56,250	$57,100	10.4%
Carpio	169	$61,250	$88,900	0.0%
Arnegard	167	N/A	$274,000	36.0%
Bowdon	167	N/A	N/A	23.8%
Lignite	166	$98,125	$91,100	2.4%
Spiritwood Lake	166	N/A	N/A	2.9%
Upham	165	$52,500	$35,000	19.4%
Logan	164	$74,773	N/A	0.0%
Des Lacs	161	$66,750	$133,300	0.0%
Ross	161	$81,328	N/A	0.0%
Frontier	160	$127,813	$370,800	0.0%
Marion	152	$90,000	$103,300	4.4%
Zap	151	N/A	$89,300	2.4%
Adams	150	$65,250	$60,000	12.2%
Medora	150	$68,906	$172,900	0.0%
Binford	148	$32,813	$72,600	3.0%
Wildrose	147	$92,727	$108,900	3.9%
Fort Yates	142	$75,833	$65,000	18.8%
Forest River	139	$65,625	$86,900	0.0%
Noonan	139	$63,958	$93,500	51.4%
Tolna	139	$43,750	$90,000	0.0%
Aneta	137	$41,250	$64,700	0.0%
Grandin	137	$79,167	$120,500	0.0%
Reeder	137	$35,250	$46,100	5.0%
Epping	136	$64,420	$208,900	0.0%
Porcupine	136	$80,417	N/A	0.0%
Portal	136	$112,031	$78,200	0.0%
Ryder	135	$41,250	$55,000	36.1%
East Fairview	134	$31,250	N/A	0.0%
Crary	131	$70,000	$75,000	3.2%
Amenia	130	$88,500	$176,600	0.0%
Petersburg	129	$64,167	$98,800	0.0%
Wimbledon	127	$94,167	N/A	7.3%
Willow City	126	$69,000	$51,700	0.0%
Osnabrock	124	$35,083	$50,600	0.0%
Deering	123	$68,750	$111,200	0.0%
McGregor	121	N/A	N/A	0.0%
McLeod	121	N/A	N/A	51.5%
Brooktree Park	119	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Sanborn	119	$80,357	$50,000	4.7%
Sheldon	118	$55,000	$55,600	0.0%
Cogswell	114	$60,938	$45,300	0.0%
Verona	114	$80,938	$61,700	32.0%
Lankin	113	$63,438	$71,000	19.0%
Pick City	113	$58,500	$145,800	9.7%
Fort Ransom	112	$78,750	$212,500	0.0%
Esmond	110	N/A	$70,000	31.0%
Dodge	108	N/A	$135,900	0.0%
Pisek	108	$51,563	$41,300	0.0%
Blacktail	107	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Palermo	107	N/A	$48,300	3.2%
Rocklake	106	$54,375	$68,300	0.0%
Ruthville	103	$43,750	N/A	33.3%
Crystal	101	N/A	$58,900	4.2%
Montpelier	101	$71,607	$65,700	3.2%
Mountain	101	N/A	$96,000	0.0%
Hague	100	N/A	$92,700	0.0%

What to do with North Dakota's city data

246 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Fargo is North Dakota's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major ND metro. Fargo profile
Reile's Acres has the highest median household income of any tracked city in North Dakota, a different lens than population size alone. Reile's Acres profile
See how North Dakota's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 246 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in North Dakota?

PlainCities profiles 246 cities and towns in North Dakota, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in North Dakota?

Fargo is the largest tracked city in North Dakota, with a population of 129,064.

What is the average household income in North Dakota?

Across the 246 tracked cities in North Dakota, the average median household income is $71,906. Individual cities vary widely, with Reile's Acres reporting the highest median income at $198,333.

What is the average poverty rate in North Dakota?

The average poverty rate across North Dakota's tracked cities is 8.3%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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Largest Cities in North Dakota