Cavalier County, North Dakota (ND) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 4,330 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,643
Renter-occupied apartments: 374
% of renters here:   19%
State: 33%
Land area: 1488 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   11.5%
Whole state: 11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   5.2%
Whole state:   4.9%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.2%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 63%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Cavalier County, North Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cavalier County, North Dakota:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   45.2 years
North Dakota median age:   36.2 years

Males: 2,402   (49.7%)
Females: 2,429   (50.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,343
County population in 2003: 4,510
Jobs in 2003: 1,755

Total labor force in 2004: 2,200
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:
Cavalier County:   2.3 people
North Dakota: 2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,786 ($31,868 in 2000)
This county   $37,786
North Dakota: $41,030

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,802
Cavalier County   $59,802
North Dakota: $88,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $313
Institutionalized population: 98
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cavalier County in 2000: $582

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 2
  • Thefts: 8
  • Auto thefts: 0

2004 Presidential Election results in Cavalier County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.3%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $573 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cavalier 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: Langdon , Munich , Osnabrock , Milton , Alsen , Nekoma , Wales , Calvin , Sarles , Calio .

Neighboring counties: Pembina County , Ramsey County , Towner County , Walsh County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Walhalla Country Club (A).

Churches in Cavalier County include: Stilwell Church (A), Goldberg Church (B), Our Saviors Church (C), Saint Stephans Church (D), North Unity Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Big Pembina Church (G), Rosehill Church (H), Fjalla Church (I)

Cemeteries: West Mountain Cemetery (1), West Zion Cemetery (2), Woodbridge Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4), Evangelical Cemetery (5), Clyde Cemetery (6), Corinthian Cemetery (7)

Lakes: Rush Lake (A), Billings Lake (B)

Rivers: Little South Pembina River (A), Little North Pembina River (B)

Parks in Cavalier County include: Pembina Hills State Game Management Area (1), Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.7%
North Dakota:   2.6%

Current college students: 28
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 121 (66% naturalized citizens)

Cavalier County:   2.5%
Whole state:   1.9%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 33
  • 1990 to 1994: 6
  • 1985 to 1989: 8
  • 1980 to 1984: 12
  • 1975 to 1979: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 9
  • 1965 to 1969: 49

Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.6%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,210
  • One, attached: 8
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 168
  • 5 to 9: 99
  • 10 to 19: 22
  • Mobile homes: 198

Housing units in Cavalier County with a mortgage: 383 (10 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 832

Agriculture in Cavalier County
Average size of farms: 1349 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $149141
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $131.55
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $116514
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.61%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $177912
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.59
Corn for grain: 1919 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 343040 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 21752 harvested acres

Cavalier County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near North Dakota state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/24/1966, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Canada (69%)
  • Romania (7%)
  • Ukraine (7%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Ireland (3%)
  • Mexico (3%)
  • Colombia (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Cavalier County:



  • German (45%)
  • Norwegian (23%)
  • French (except Basque) (6%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • English (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,557 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 166 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 181 (9%)
  • Other means: 16 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 158 (8%)
 

97 people in nursing homes
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,063.

2.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,340 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   2.85%
North Dakota average: 7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.71% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($10,220 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($15,120 average AGI)
Cavalier County:   1.14%
North Dakota average: 3.54%

6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,227 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.07%
North Dakota average: 7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($15,455 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($9,764 average AGI)
Cavalier County:   1.93%
North Dakota average: 4.16%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cass County, ND  1.38% ($18,440 average AGI)
to Grand Forks County, ND  0.72% ($24,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4


Births per 1000 population in Cavalier County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3


Deaths per 1000 population in Cavalier County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cavalier County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,103 (1,060 aged, 43 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,712
  • In family households: 4,029 (1,170 male householders, 185 female householders)
    1,259 spouses, 1,349 children (1,250 natural, 34 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 5 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 683 (291 male householders (282 living alone)), 361 female householders (347 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 119 (50 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 732 2-persons, 231 3-persons, 200 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 629 1-person, 21 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

1,042 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (47 men, 73 women).

97.6% of residents of Cavalier County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,695,000 ($16155 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $289,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,666,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,060,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $36,220,000
Federal grants: $11,382,000
Federal procurement contracts: $444,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,922,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,223,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,241,000
Federal Government insurance: $81,322,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 191
Here:   44 per 1000 residents
State: 64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 298
Here:   69 per 1000 residents
State:   48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20
Here:   +5 per 1000 residents
State: +6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -405
Here:   -94 per 1000 residents
State:   -29 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Cavalier County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.5
State:   6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.5
State:   4.0



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 27
  • 1990 to 1994: 50
  • 1980 to 1989: 257
  • 1970 to 1979: 696
  • 1960 to 1969: 384
  • 1950 to 1959: 296
  • 1940 to 1949: 178
  • 1939 or earlier: 837


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cavalier County, North Dakota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 9
  • 4 rooms: 124
  • 5 rooms: 333
  • 6 rooms: 343
  • 7 rooms: 253
  • 8 rooms: 222
  • 9 or more rooms: 351


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cavalier County, North Dakota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 24
  • 3 rooms: 42
  • 4 rooms: 123
  • 5 rooms: 67
  • 6 rooms: 58
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 26


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cavalier County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 44
  • 2 bedrooms: 248
  • 3 bedrooms: 764
  • 4 bedrooms: 415
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 172


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cavalier County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 65
  • 2 bedrooms: 167
  • 3 bedrooms: 75
  • 4 bedrooms: 59
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8


Cars and other vehicles available in Cavalier County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 31
  • 1 vehicle: 334
  • 2 vehicles: 724
  • 3 vehicles: 394
  • 4 vehicles: 129
  • 5 or more vehicles: 31


Cars and other vehicles available in Cavalier County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 33
  • 1 vehicle: 189
  • 2 vehicles: 109
  • 3 vehicles: 18
  • 4 vehicles: 25
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

77% of Cavalier County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Dakota.

Cavalier County:   77.1%
State average:   57.5%

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

  • This state: 4165
  • Northeast: 42
  • Midwest: 275
  • South: 45
  • West: 160

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Electricity (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Electricity (45%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • No fuel used (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61
Here:   10.2%
North Dakota:   7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:   1.4%
North Dakota: 6.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2
Here:   22.2%
North Dakota:   10.5%


Cavalier County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,000,000
    Financial Administration: $366,000
    Police Protection: $360,000
    Welfare - Other: $167,000
    Health Services - Other: $141,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $62,000
    Central Staff Services: $47,000
    Libraries: $39,000
    Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $33,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $384,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $87,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,597,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $404,000
    General Support: $267,000
    Public Welfare: $175,000
    Health & Hospitals: $57,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,689,000
    NEC: $40,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $838,000

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