McHenry County vs. Ward County

	McHenry County (ND)	Ward County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,816	67,744
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.9%	9.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,392	61,675
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,395	61,675
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.4%	12.8%
Female persons, percent	48.2%	47.6%
White alone, percent	96.9%	87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	2.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.2%	82.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	460	5,767
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,184	33,204
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.6%	60.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$123,200	$209,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,185	$1,420
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$397	$482
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$568	$1,015
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.6%	24.5%
Building permits, 2018	6	89
Households, 2014-2018	2,628	27,564
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.23	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	78.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	85.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.8%	28.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.2%	8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.5%	67.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,321	211,626
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	26,498	1,902,314
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,577	$29,358
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.2	19.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,637	$67,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,626	$34,382
Persons in poverty, percent	11.9%	10.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	125	2,071
Total employment, 2017	819	26,291
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	34,651	1,217,475
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.1%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	455	4,263
All firms, 2012	436	6,218
Men-owned firms, 2012	191	3,615
Women-owned firms, 2012	101	1,592
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	388	5,626
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	34	474
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	372	5,246
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.9	30.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,873.95	2,013.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between McHenry county (ND) and Ward county (ND) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.