County profile
Ward County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#711 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
24,723
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,043
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
68,233
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$78.2k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
29.6%±2.3%
Poverty rate
8.6%±1.3%
Business applications
623 · 2025
Retail establishments
282
41.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CenterspaceReal Estate$273.7M57C2Nationwide RV & Resorts, Inc.Real Estate$695.4k39DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade28%
Health care27%
Food & accommodation19%
Wholesale trade9%
Construction9%
Mining & energy9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
68,233
residents · 2025 · -2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $68.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,583
International migration+766
Natural change+2,108
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.3B2019
$4.1B2020
$4.2B2021
$4.6B2022
$4.9B2023
$5.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$267.1k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
12.1%±1.7%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$32.2M
128 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Cold wave 95Ice storm 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4942016
4892017
4952018
4952019
5062020
5272021
5752022
5842023
6202024
6432025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 20211932021
1642022
1202023
1302024
1282025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
151.4 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
3.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
601.8 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
19.9 km
MINOT INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.6k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ward?
Ward's economy produced $5.1B in 2024, growing 3.4% year over year — slower than 61% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.