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Grant County, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Grant County, North Dakota has a population of 2,269 across 1,659 square miles, down 2.5 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $104.5 m in 2024, 82 establishments operate here.
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Grant County
How many people live in Grant County
- Population2,269
- Households1,059
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$57,875
- Median age48.9
- Median gross rent$675 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$93,200
- Home value to household income1.6 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,728
- Population under 18510
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over674
- Share 65 and over29.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,085
- Civilian labor force1,065
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over60.5 percent
- Rank by population among North Dakota counties41st of 53
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents3099th
Grant County is the 41st largest of 53 North Dakota counties by population. A median home costs 1.6 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 29.7 percent against 22.5 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grant County
Is Grant County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.47 percent
- Census 2020 base population2,304
- Births, 202427
- Deaths, 202438
- Natural change, 2024-11
- Net domestic migration, 2024-14
- Net international migration, 202423
- Total net migration, 20249
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-30
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2623rd
The county has lost 2.47 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Grant County
Where people moving to Grant County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving26
- People arriving, from those returns48
- Adjusted gross income arriving$2.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$83,038
- Largest single originGrant County Non-migrants (910 households)
- Largest single destination (910 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Non-migrants | 910 | 1,861 | $50.0 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 26 | 48 | $2.2 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Grant County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Grant County
What the Grant County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$104.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$96.5 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20248.3 percent
- GDP change over five years-7.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among North Dakota counties51st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3053rd
- GDP per resident$46,050
Output grew 8.3 percent in the latest year and -7.7 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Grant County
Who employs people in Grant County
- Covered employment, annual average661
- Establishments reporting110
- Average annual pay$50,022
- Average weekly wage$962
- Sector 62, employment175
- Sector 62, average annual pay$52,912
- Sector 44-45, employment48
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$21,450
- Sector 31-33, employment38
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$49,719
- Sector 72, employment30
- Sector 72, average annual pay$14,188
- Sector 56, employment16
- Sector 23, employment15
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 175 | 7 | $52,912 |
| Sector 44-45 | 48 | 10 | $21,450 |
| Sector 31-33 | 38 | 3 | $49,719 |
| Sector 72 | 30 | 6 | $14,188 |
| Sector 56 | 16 | 5 | $102,195 |
| Sector 23 | 15 | 7 | $69,758 |
| Sector 54 | 12 | 6 | $34,805 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 175 jobs, 26.5 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Grant County
What businesses operate in Grant County
- Establishments, all industries82
- Employment at those establishments388
- Annual payroll$17.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents36.1
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Grant County
What is being built in Grant County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Grant County
How big is Grant County
- Land area1,659 sq mi
- Rank by land area among North Dakota counties12th of 53
- Width, east to west51.1 mi
- Height, north to south49.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.05
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Grant County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Grant County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population2,269
- Households1,059
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$57,875
- Median age48.9
Common questions
Grant County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grant County, North Dakota?
2,269, in 1,059 households, ranking 41st of 53 North Dakota counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Grant County growing?
The population has fallen 2.47 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 27 births against 38 deaths, with net migration of 9. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Grant County?
$57,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,200, which is 1.6 times income, and median gross rent is $675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Grant County?
82 establishments, employing 388 people with an annual payroll of $17.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Grant County?
Average annual pay is $50,022, or $962 a week, across 661 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Grant County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Grant County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Grant County come from?
The largest single origin is Grant County Non-migrants, with 910 households. Arriving households report an average income of $83,038 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Grant County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Grant County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.