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Tower City, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Tower City is a Census city of 304 people across 2.05 square miles of land, lying across Cass County and Barnes County. Median household income is $108,958, 88.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $675,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tower City
What Tower City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land148 plus or minus 39
- County holding the largest share of its areaCass County, 69.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inCass County 69.4 percent, Barnes County 30.6 percent
Tower City crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Tower City
- Population304 plus or minus 80
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 14.6
- Population under 1852 plus or minus 19
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over60 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households133 plus or minus 33
- Family households90 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tower City
- Median household income$108,958
- Per capita income$46,968
- Civilian labor force195 plus or minus 53
- Employed195 plus or minus 53
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over239 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent plus or minus 31.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tower City
- Housing units148 plus or minus 35
- Occupied units133 plus or minus 33
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate88.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$187,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$788 plus or minus $537
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units129 plus or minus 33
- Share single family87.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tower City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute179 plus or minus 50
- Commuting under 15 minutes43 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more61 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.1 percent
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tower City (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$675,000
- Average approval$675,000
- Median approval$675,000
- Largest approval$675,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term72 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tower City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Cass County, not Tower City
Cass County context, not Tower City figures
- Establishments in Cass County5,988
- Covered employment, Cass County128,033
- Average annual pay, Cass County$66,805
- Housing units permitted, Cass County1,223
Every figure in this section is published for Cass County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tower City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Tower City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tower City, North Dakota?
304, in 133 households. Tower City city covers 2.05 square miles of land, which is 148 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tower City in?
Tower City lies in more than one. By area it is 69.4 percent in Cass County, 30.6 percent in Barnes County. This page sits under Cass County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Tower City?
$108,958. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,500. Median gross rent is $788 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tower City businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $675,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $675,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tower City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tower City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tower City. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Tower City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cass County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tower City.
Is zoning published for Tower City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.