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Grant County, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Grant County, North Dakota had an estimated 2,247 residents on July 1, 2024, down 2.5 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,304, across 1,659 square miles. County output reached $104.5 m in 2024, 82 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grant County
How many people live in Grant County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,269
- Households1,059
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$57,875
- Median age48.9
- Median gross rent$675 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$93,200
- Home value to household income1.6 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,728
- Population under 18510
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over674
- Share 65 and over29.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,085
- Civilian labor force1,065
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over60.5 percent
- Rank by population among North Dakota counties41st of 53
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3099th of 3,222
Grant County is the 41st largest of 53 North Dakota counties by population. A median home costs 1.6 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 29.7 percent against 22.5 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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Is Grant County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20242,247
- Census 2020 base population2,304
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.47 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-2
- Births, 202427
- Deaths, 202438
- Natural change, 2024-11
- Net domestic migration, 2024-14
- Net international migration, 202423
- Total net migration, 20249
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-30
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2623rd of 3,144
The county has lost 2.47 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024 by more than net migration added, so the population fell even though more people moved in than left.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Grant County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving26
- People arriving, from those returns48
- Tax returns filed by households leaving37
- Net household movement-11
- Adjusted gross income arriving$2.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$776,000
- Average income of an arriving household$83,038
- Average income of a leaving household$37,378
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $45,660 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Grant County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$104.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$96.5 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20248.3 percent
- GDP change over five years-7.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among the North Dakota areas BEA publishes51st of 53
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3053rd of 3,127
- GDP per resident$46,050
Output grew 8.3 percent in the latest year and -7.7 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Grant County
- Covered employment, annual average661
- Establishments reporting110
- Average annual pay$50,022
- Average weekly wage$962
- Health care and social assistance, employment175
- Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$52,912
- Retail trade, employment48
- Retail trade, average annual pay$21,450
- Manufacturing, employment38
- Manufacturing, average annual pay$49,719
- Accommodation and food services, employment30
- Accommodation and food services, average annual pay$14,188
- Administrative and support and waste management services, employment16
- Construction, employment15
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 175 | 7 | $52,912 |
| Retail trade | 48 | 10 | $21,450 |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 3 | $49,719 |
| Accommodation and food services | 30 | 6 | $14,188 |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 16 | 5 | $102,195 |
| Construction | 15 | 7 | $69,758 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 12 | 6 | $34,805 |
Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 175 jobs, 26.5 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Grant County?
- Establishments, all industries82
- Employment at those establishments388
- Annual payroll$17.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents36.1
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Grant County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How large is Grant County?
- Land area1,659 sq mi
- Rank by land area among North Dakota counties12th of 53
- Width, east to west51.1 mi
- Height, north to south49.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.05
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Grant County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Grant County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 380328
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book5
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate40.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Grant 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 Grant County (community 380328), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Grant 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. 40.0 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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Feasibility studies
When a Grant County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Grant County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,269
- Households1,059
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$57,875
- Median age48.9
Common questions
Grant County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grant County, North Dakota?
The Census Bureau estimates 2,247 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 2,269, in 1,059 households, ranking 41st of 53 North Dakota counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Grant County's population growing?
The population has fallen 2.47 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,304, to 2,247 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 27 births against 38 deaths, with net migration of 9. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Grant County?
$57,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,200, which is 1.6 times income, and median gross rent is $675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Grant County?
82 establishments, employing 388 people with an annual payroll of $17.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Grant County?
Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 175 jobs, 26.5 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 661 jobs at an average annual pay of $50,022, or $962 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Grant County?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Grant County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Grant County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Grant County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Grant County
Cities and places in Grant.
6 Census places lie wholly or partly in Grant County. All 6 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | city | 585 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Carson | city | 316 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| New Leipzig | city | 181 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Leith | city | 30 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Raleigh | CDP | 20 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Heil | CDP | 8 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |