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Northwood, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Northwood is a Census city of 1,046 people across 1.21 square miles of land, in Grand Forks County. Median household income is $78,571, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northwood
What Northwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land865 plus or minus 173
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrand Forks County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
How many people live in Northwood
- Population1,046 plus or minus 209
- Median age33.5 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 18369 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1835.3 percent
- Population 65 and over210 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households386
- Family households231 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
Income and work in Northwood
- Median household income$78,571 plus or minus $35,423
- Per capita income$33,147
- Civilian labor force423 plus or minus 110
- Employed420 plus or minus 109
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over612
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
Housing in Northwood
- Housing units445
- Occupied units386
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied248 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied138 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$208,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$681 plus or minus $180
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units310 plus or minus 70
- Share single family69.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more131 plus or minus 59
- Share in buildings of two or more29.4 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Northwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute420 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes278 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.2 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more52 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone66.4 percent
- Carpooled22.6 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
SBA loans in Northwood (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,272,400
- Average approval$818,100
- Median approval$298,000
- Largest approval$2,591,200
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval3.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northwood, 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.
Northwood
SBA loans in Northwood (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,433,000
- Average approval$1,433,000
- Median approval$1,433,000
- Largest approval$1,433,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Northwood
Flood risk in Northwood
- NFIP communityCity of Northwood
- NFIP community number380245
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Northwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380245 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grand Forks County, not Northwood
Grand Forks County context, not Northwood figures
- Establishments in Grand Forks County1,903
- Covered employment, Grand Forks County40,704
- Average annual pay, Grand Forks County$59,530
- Housing units permitted, Grand Forks County182
Every figure in this section is published for Grand Forks County as a whole and is not a measurement of Northwood.
All Grand Forks County figures →
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Northwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northwood, North Dakota?
1,046, in 386 households. Northwood city covers 1.21 square miles of land, which is 865 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northwood in?
Grand Forks County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Northwood?
$78,571. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $208,200. Median gross rent is $681 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northwood businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $298,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northwood. 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.
Is Northwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northwood, city of, community 380245, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Northwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grand Forks 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 Northwood.
Is zoning published for Northwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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