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Wishek, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Wishek is a Census city of 849 people across 1.44 square miles of land, in McIntosh County. Median household income is $69,904, 80.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $350,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wishek
What Wishek is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land591
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcIntosh 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.
Wishek
How many people live in Wishek
- Population849
- Median age48.6 plus or minus 11.1
- Population under 18158 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over280
- Share 65 and over33.0 percent
- Households371
- Family households229 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wishek
Income and work in Wishek
- Median household income$69,904
- Per capita income$36,012
- Civilian labor force422
- Employed419
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over665
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wishek
Housing in Wishek
- Housing units434
- Occupied units371
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate14.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied298
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate80.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$586
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.1 percent
- Single family units364
- Share single family83.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more9.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wishek
How Wishek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute407
- Commuting under 15 minutes306 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes75.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more33 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wishek
SBA loans in Wishek (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$350,000
- Average approval$350,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 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 Wishek, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wishek
SBA loans in Wishek (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$267,000
- Average approval$267,000
- Median approval$267,000
- Largest approval$267,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wishek, 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.
Wishek
Flood risk in Wishek
- NFIP communityCity of Wishek
- NFIP community number380053
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/25/25(M)
The City of Wishek participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380053 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.
McIntosh County, not Wishek
McIntosh County context, not Wishek figures
- Establishments in McIntosh County121
- Covered employment, McIntosh County998
- Average annual pay, McIntosh County$46,427
- Housing units permitted, McIntosh County1
Every figure in this section is published for McIntosh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wishek.
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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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
Wishek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wishek, North Dakota?
849, in 371 households. Wishek city covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 591 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wishek in?
McIntosh 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 Wishek?
$69,904. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,600. Median gross rent is $586 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wishek businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $350,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $267,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wishek, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wishek borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wishek. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wishek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wishek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wishek, city of, community 380053, 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 Wishek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McIntosh 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 Wishek.
Is zoning published for Wishek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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