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Mountrail County, North Dakota has a population of 9,507 across 1,825 square miles, down 3.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $2.28 bn in 2024, 363 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals worth $12.2 m.
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Mountrail County
How many people live in Mountrail County
- Population9,507
- Households3,901
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$80,717
- Median age35.4
- Median gross rent$950 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,700
- Home value to household income2.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over5,952
- Population under 182,760
- Share under 1829.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,285
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 645,462
- Civilian labor force4,461
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over66.1 percent
- Rank by population among North Dakota counties16th of 53
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2525th
Mountrail County is the 16th largest of 53 North Dakota counties by population. A median home costs 2.9 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 29.0 percent against 13.5 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mountrail County
Is Mountrail County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.39 percent
- Census 2020 base population9,806
- Births, 2024147
- Deaths, 2024103
- Natural change, 202444
- Net domestic migration, 2024-59
- Net international migration, 202461
- Total net migration, 20242
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-646
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2806th
The county has lost 3.39 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Mountrail County
Where people moving to Mountrail County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving254
- People arriving, from those returns474
- Adjusted gross income arriving$16.1 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$63,508
- Largest single originMountrail County Non-migrants (3,219 households)
- Largest single destination (3,219 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountrail County Non-migrants | 3,219 | 7,126 | $370.2 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 139 | 264 | $7.9 m |
| Other flows - West | 79 | 151 | $5.6 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 55 | 98 | $2.6 m |
| Ward County | 38 | 68 | $3.9 m |
| Other flows - South | 38 | 67 | $1.5 m |
| Williams County | 22 | 44 | $1.8 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 22 | 46 | $746,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Mountrail 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.
Mountrail County
What the Mountrail County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$2.28 bn
- County GDP, 2023$2.16 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.6 percent
- GDP change over five years70.5 percent
- Rank by GDP among North Dakota counties8th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1174th
- GDP per resident$239,496
Output grew 5.6 percent in the latest year and 70.5 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.
Mountrail County
Who employs people in Mountrail County
- Covered employment, annual average5,341
- Establishments reporting529
- Average annual pay$77,655
- Average weekly wage$1,493
- Sector 21, employment1,079
- Sector 21, average annual pay$119,483
- Sector 48-49, employment550
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$104,172
- Sector 44-45, employment420
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$34,065
- Sector 23, employment302
- Sector 23, average annual pay$71,582
- Sector 72, employment264
- Sector 54, employment182
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 21 | 1,079 | 37 | $119,483 |
| Sector 48-49 | 550 | 89 | $104,172 |
| Sector 44-45 | 420 | 42 | $34,065 |
| Sector 23 | 302 | 83 | $71,582 |
| Sector 72 | 264 | 31 | $26,836 |
| Sector 54 | 182 | 29 | $107,656 |
| Sector 81 | 148 | 31 | $87,974 |
| Sector 52 | 102 | 24 | $55,504 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,079 jobs, 20.2 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.
Mountrail County
What businesses operate in Mountrail County
- Establishments, all industries363
- Employment at those establishments4,139
- Annual payroll$310.7 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents38.2
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.
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What is being built in Mountrail County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202429
- Declared construction value permitted$7.8 m
- Single family units authorised29
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$267,622
- Units authorised per 1,000 households7.4
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Mountrail County
How much SBA lending happens in Mountrail County
- 7(a) approvals recorded12
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$12.2 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,020,183
- Median 7(a) approval$400,000
- 10th percentile approval$35,000
- 90th percentile approval$3,600,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)164
- Jobs per approval13.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active8
- Distinct industries receiving approvals10
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer8.3 percent
- Loans on real estate terms1
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter9
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countSupport Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (2)
- Most active lenderOld National Bank (4)
- 504 approvals recorded6
- 504 gross approval dollars$8.6 m
- Average 504 approval$1,436,500
- Median 504 approval$2,153,000
- Distinct CDCs active2
- 504 jobs per approval15.5
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved10.8
- Most active CDCDakota Business Lending (4)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals66.7 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$20.9 m
The average approval of $1,020,183 sits well above the median of $400,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 8.3 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mountrail County
Do SBA loans in Mountrail County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full4
- Status: Exempt from disclosure6
- Status: Cancelled2
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mountrail County
Which parts of Mountrail County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- New Town, approvals7
- PARSHALL, approvals4
- STANLEY, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| New Town | 7 | $8,117,200 |
| PARSHALL | 4 | $525,000 |
| STANLEY | 1 | $3,600,000 |
New Town accounts for 7 approvals against 4 in PARSHALL. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mountrail County
How big is Mountrail County
- Land area1,825 sq mi
- Rank by land area among North Dakota counties9th of 53
- Width, east to west46.8 mi
- Height, north to south54.5 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land5
- Establishments per square mile0.20
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 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 Mountrail 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 Mountrail County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population9,507
- Households3,901
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$80,717
- Median age35.4
Common questions
Mountrail County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mountrail County, North Dakota?
9,507, in 3,901 households, ranking 16th of 53 North Dakota counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mountrail County growing?
The population has fallen 3.39 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 147 births against 103 deaths, with net migration of 2. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Mountrail County?
$80,717. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,700, which is 2.9 times income, and median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Mountrail County?
363 establishments, employing 4,139 people with an annual payroll of $310.7 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 Mountrail County?
Average annual pay is $77,655, or $1,493 a week, across 5,341 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Mountrail County?
12 7(a) approvals totalling $12.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, with a median approval of $400,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $8.6 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Mountrail County?
29 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $7.8 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Mountrail 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 Mountrail County come from?
The largest single origin is Mountrail County Non-migrants, with 3,219 households. Arriving households report an average income of $63,508 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 Mountrail 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 Mountrail 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.