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Cavalier County

How many people live in Cavalier County

• Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,633
• Households1,560
• Average household size2.33
• Median household income$69,531
• Median age48.3
• Median gross rent$786 per month
• Median owner-occupied home value$125,800
• Home value to household income1.8 times
• Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent
• Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent
• Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent
• Adults 25 and over2,559
• Population under 18797
• Share under 1821.9 percent
• Population 65 and over1,013
• Share 65 and over27.9 percent
• Working age population, 18 to 641,823
• Civilian labor force1,741
• Unemployment rate1.0 percent
• Labor force participation, adults 18 and over61.4 percent
• Rank by population among North Dakota counties31st of 53
• Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2992nd of 3,222

Cavalier County is the 31st largest of 53 North Dakota counties by population. A median home costs 1.8 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 27.9 percent against 21.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

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Where are people moving to Cavalier County from?

• Tax returns filed by households arriving39
• People arriving, from those returns71
• Tax returns filed by households leaving58
• Net household movement-19
• Adjusted gross income arriving$2.1 m
• Net adjusted gross income movement$-3.3 m
• Average income of an arriving household$54,231
• Average income of a leaving household$93,500

Households arriving report $39,269 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.

US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.

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Employment by industry in Cavalier County

• Covered employment, annual average1,232
• Establishments reporting173
• Average annual pay$56,941
• Average weekly wage$1,095
• Health care and social assistance, employment180
• Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$51,052
• Retail trade, employment151
• Retail trade, average annual pay$39,425
• Wholesale trade, employment144
• Wholesale trade, average annual pay$102,322
• Transportation and warehousing, employment80
• Transportation and warehousing, average annual pay$49,964
• Construction, employment64
• Other services, except public administration, employment50

Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 180 jobs, 14.6 percent of covered employment.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

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Building permits in Cavalier County

• Housing units authorized by permit, 20242
• Declared construction value permitted$995,000
• Single family units authorized2
• Multifamily units authorized0
• Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
• Average declared value per unit$497,500
• Units authorized per 1,000 households1.3

Single-family homes are 100.0 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is predominantly single-family.

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Cavalier County

Do SBA loans in Cavalier County get paid back?

• Loans with a final outcome recorded0
• Paid in full0
• Charged off0
• Status: Exempt from disclosure1

Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

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Flood risk in Cavalier County

• Participation of the county's own NFIP community Cavalier County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 385413
• Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book2
• Of those, participating in the NFIP2
• NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
• Communities carrying a CRS class0
• Radon levels in Cavalier County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1

The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Cavalier County (community 385413), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Cavalier County in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.

Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.

Feasibility studies

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• Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,633
• Households1,560
• Average household size2.33
• Median household income$69,531
• Median age48.3

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Cities and places in Cavalier.

12 Census places lie wholly or partly in Cavalier County. All 12 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.