Wahpeton, North Dakota demographics

Wahpeton, ND demographics: median age 34.7; 23.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wahpeton city, North Dakota · Incorporated city · GEOID 3882660. The survey estimates a population of 8,010 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wahpeton is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 3,459 households (±152). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.7 ±1.8	35.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Under 18	1,158 ±167	14.5% ±2.1 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,871 ±345	35.8% ±4.3 pp	25.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,424 ±263	30.3% ±3.3 pp	34.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,557 ±206	19.4% ±2.6 pp	16.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Male	4,099 ±144	51.2% ±1.7 pp	51.2%	49.5%
Female	3,911 ±147	48.8% ±1.8 pp	48.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
White alone	7,043 ±187	87.9% ±2.2 pp	83.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	137 ±46	1.7% ±0.6 pp	3.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	166 ±74	2.1% ±0.9 pp	4.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	120 ±21	1.5% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	31 ±34 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	53 ±71 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	460 ±174	5.7% ±2.2 pp	5.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,710 ±143	96.3% ±1.6 pp	95.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	300 ±123	3.7% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,459
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,161 ±144	33.6% ±3.9 pp	45.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	77 ±44 · low precision	2.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	323 ±98	9.3% ±2.8 pp	7.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,368 ±199	39.5% ±5.5 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	530 ±160	15.3% ±4.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,459
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	627 ±118	18.1% ±3.3 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,832 ±190	81.9% ±4.2 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,459
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,368 ±199	39.5% ±5.5 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,393 ±214	40.3% ±5.9 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	313 ±108	9.0% ±3.1 pp	12.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	200 ±80	5.8% ±2.3 pp	10.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	98 ±52 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	59 ±47 · low precision	1.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	28 ±33 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Native	7,823 ±98	97.7% ±0.9 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	187 ±64	2.3% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,775
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
English only	7,518 ±145	96.7% ±1.4 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	55 ±62 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	35 ±36 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	50 ±51 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	23 ±25 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	83 ±23	1.1% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	9 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,984
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	336 ±119	6.7% ±2.4 pp	6.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,322 ±227	26.5% ±4.5 pp	25.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,159 ±222	23.3% ±4.4 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,015 ±164	20.4% ±3.2 pp	14.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	831 ±181	16.7% ±3.6 pp	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	321 ±121	6.4% ±2.4 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,936
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Same house	6,481 ±305	81.7% ±3.8 pp	84.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	338 ±172 · low precision	4.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	7.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	565 ±156	7.1% ±2.0 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	511 ±182	6.4% ±2.3 pp	4.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	41 ±57 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.6% of Wahpeton residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.5% in North Dakota and 8.4% nationally. 93.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wahpeton	North Dakota	U.S.	Compared with North Dakota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.6% ±3.2 pp	6.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.1% ±3.3 pp	88.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±2.1 pp	7.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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