
North Dakota · Census place 11860
Cando, ND population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Cando, North Dakota (Cando, ND — Census place “Cando city”) is 1,199 residents, ranking #44 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $49,375, the median home is worth $149,300 and median gross rent runs $740 a month. Looking for the Cando North Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cando, ND: 58324.
- Population
- 1,199Cando city residents
- Median household income
- $49,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $149,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $740Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.5%Owner-occupied households
Cando ZIP codes (North Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cando.
The Cando ND ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Cando city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cando city median would spend about 18% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 66.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cando city, ND in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Cando city is a small town in North Dakota, with 1,199 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #44 of 406 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 41.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Cando city earn a median of $49,375 a year, 37.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 28% below the $68,472 median for the 51 North Dakota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Cando city is valued at $149,300, 50.8% below the national figure and 20% below the $185,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $740 a month, 47.4% below the national figure, or roughly $8,880 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Dakota.
- Burlington city 1,169
- Mapleton city 1,243
- Rolla city 1,164
- Larimore city 1,262
- Hettinger city 1,141
- Cavalier city 1,304
- Crosby city 1,116
- New Rockford city 1,325
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Cando city?
- Cando city has 1,199 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #44 of 406 in North Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Cando city?
- Median household income in Cando city is $49,375 a year, 37.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cando city?
- Median gross rent is $740 a month and the median home value is $149,300, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
- Is Cando city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cando city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Cando city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.