Editing Stark County, North Dakota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2304
|1900= 7621
|1910= 12504
|1920= 13542
|1930= 15340
|1940= 15414
|1950= 16137
|1960= 18451
|1970= 19613
|1980= 23697
|1990= 22832
|2000= 22636
|2010= 24199
|2020= 33646
|estyear=2023
|estimate=33001
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=February 1, 2015 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://data.nber.org/census/population/cencounts/1900-90.txt |publisher=[[National Bureau of Economic Research]] |date=October 14, 1994 |access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |date=April 2, 2001 |access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
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As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Stark County was $276,100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 13,217 estimated households in Stark County with an average of 2.44 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $80,744. Approximately 9.6% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Watonwan County has an estimated 68.2% employment rate, with 27.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 91.2% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Stark County, Minnesota|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/starkcountynorthdakota/PST045224|access-date=January 14, 2025|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (92.2%), Spanish (3.7%), Indo-European (1.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.1%), and Other (1.2%).

The median age in the county was 34.5 years.

'''Stark County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Stark County, North Dakota — Population by Race|url=https://censusscope.org/us/s38/c89/chart_race.html|publisher=CensusScope|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Stark County, North Dakota — Population by Race|url=https://censusscope.org/us/s38/c89/chart_race.html|publisher=CensusScope|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Stark County, North Dakota|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US38089|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stark County, North Dakota|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US38089&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stark County, North Dakota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US38089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 23,390<br>(98.70%) || 22,471<br>(98.42%) || 21,922<br>(96.85%) || 22,765<br>(94.07%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |28,307<br>(84.13%)
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 13<br>(0.05%) || 17<br>(0.07%) || 47<br>(0.21%) || 186<br>(0.77%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,033<br>(3.07%)
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 135<br>(0.57%) || 138<br>(0.60%) || 203<br>(0.90%) || 230<br>(%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |392<br>(1.17%)
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 46<br>(0.19%) || 77<br>(0.34%) || 50<br>(0.22%) || 288<br>(1.19%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |344<br>(1.02%)
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| — || — || 5<br>(0.02%) || 7<br>(0.03%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |51<br>(0.15%)
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 31<br>(0.13%) || 3<br>(0.01%) || 9<br>(0.04%) || 15<br>(0.06%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |88<br>(0.26%)
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| — || — || 164<br>(0.72%) || 254<br>(1.05%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,157<br>(3.44%)
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 82<br>(0.35%) || 126<br>(0.55%) || 236<br>(1.04%) || 454<br>(1.88%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |2,274<br>(6.76%)
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''23,697<br>(100.00%)''' || '''22,832<br>(100.00%)''' || '''22,636<br>(100.00%)''' || '''24,199<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''33,646<br>(100.00%)'''
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 33,646 people, 13,561 households, and 8,394 families in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Stark%20County,%20North%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|25.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}} There were 15,381 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 85.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.76% from some other races and 5.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 6.76% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Stark County, North Dakota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/stark-county-north-dakota/050-38089/ |access-date=January 14, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 7.5% were under 5 years of age, and 14.4% were 65 and older. The gender makeup of the county was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 24,199 people, 10,085 households, and 6,167 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|18.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 10,735 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.99% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.52% from some other races and 1.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 1.88% of the population.

In terms of ancestry, 59.0% were [[Germans|German]], 14.7% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 7.7% were [[Russians|Russian]], 7.7% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 7.3% were [[Czechs|Czech]], 5.4% were [[English people|English]], and 3.5% were [[Americans|American]].

There were 10,085 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.8% were non-families, and 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 38.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,536 and the median income for a family was $62,560. Males had a median income of $42,338 versus $26,451 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,282. About 5.9% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

===Population by decade===
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