Benson County, North Dakota (ND)

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• • 3,15953.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,36240.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2133.6%Two or more races
  • 831.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 340.6%Asian alone
  • 170.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 150.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,248 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $561 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benson County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Esmond, Oberon, Warwick, Knox, Brinsmade, York.

Neighboring counties: Aroostook County, Maine , Beltrami County, Minnesota , Boundary County, Idaho , Dunn County , Jefferson County, Washington , King County, Washington , Glacier County, Montana , Kittson County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 169
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 62 (31.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 412010 or later
• 62000 to 2009
• 131990 to 1999
• 41980 to 1989
• 31970 to 1979
• 14Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,925
• One, attached: 5
• Two: 30
• 3 or 4: 75
• 5 to 9: 45
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 to 49: 15
• 50 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 473
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Benson County with a mortgage: 383 (15 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Religion statistics for Benson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Dakota Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2020 - July 1, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4565-ND: October 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4565, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4509, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2017 - April 29, 2017, FEMA Id: 4323, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 25, 2014 to July 02, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4190: August 19, 2014, FEMA Id: 4190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 17, 2013 to June 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4128: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4128, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2013 to May 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4118: May 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4118, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 05, 2011 to July 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3318: April 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 3318, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2011 to July 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1981: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1981, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 01, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1901: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1901, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to July 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1907: April 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 1907, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 20 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.99% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,926 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($49,926 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

from Ramsey County, ND

2.00% ($45,105 average AGI)

5.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,630 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.63% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($43,630 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

to Ramsey County, ND

2.50% ($41,375 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 20.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 995 (334 living alone), Female householders: 941 (141 living alone)

• 827 spouses (827 opposite-sex spouses), 92 unmarried partners, (92 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,660 children (1,625 natural, 16 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 855 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 1 foster children, 180 other relatives, 156 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 21

Size of family households: 511 2-persons, 176 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 203 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 471 1-person, 103 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

508 married couples with children.
550 single-parent households (140 men, 410 women).

90.2% of residents of Benson speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
7.1% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $125,601,000 ($18,025 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,987,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,678,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,265,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,361,000
Federal grants: $41,395,000
Federal procurement contracts: $31,528,000 ($4,663,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,374,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,029,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,135,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,263,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Benson County, North Dakota
• 12020 or later
• 1002010 to 2019
• 2012000 to 2009
• 1511990 to 1999
• 3201980 to 1989
• 5811970 to 1979
• 5101960 to 1969
• 1491950 to 1959
• 1121940 to 1949
• 4121939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benson County, North Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson County, North Dakota
• 11 room
• 02 rooms
• 253 rooms
• 1264 rooms
• 2965 rooms
• 3326 rooms
• 1567 rooms
• 2308 rooms
• 2879+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benson County, North Dakota
• 31 room
• 212 rooms
• 693 rooms
• 974 rooms
• 1215 rooms
• 826 rooms
• 747 rooms
• 178 rooms
• 219+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benson County, North Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson County, North Dakota
• 2no bedroom
• 191 bedroom
• 1982 bedrooms
• 6453 bedrooms
• 4074 bedrooms
• 1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benson County, North Dakota
• 4no bedroom
• 891 bedroom
• 1082 bedrooms
• 2403 bedrooms
• 454 bedrooms
• 385+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benson County, North Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 59no vehicle
• 2971 vehicle
• 3772 vehicles
• 4233 vehicles
• 1214 vehicles
• 1505+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 122no vehicle
• 2261 vehicle
• 1052 vehicles
• 563 vehicles
• 134 vehicles
• 25+ vehicles

93.9% of Benson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in North Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,240
• Other state: 644
• Northeast: 27
• Midwest: 355
• South: 71
• West: 190

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 194
• Number of aged recipients: 14
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 180
• Number of recipients under 18: 34
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 115
• Number of recipients older than 64: 45
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 74
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 90