North Dakota · Census place 75380
Stanley, ND population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Stanley, North Dakota (Stanley, ND — Census place “Stanley city”) is 2,089 residents, ranking #25 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $105,893, the median home is worth $241,300 and median gross rent runs $1,120 a month. Looking for the Stanley North Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Stanley, ND: 58784.
- Population
- 2,089Stanley city residents
- Median household income
- $105,893Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $241,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,120Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.9%Owner-occupied households
Stanley ZIP codes (North Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stanley.
The Stanley 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 Stanley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stanley city median would spend about 12.7% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 53.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Stanley city, ND in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Stanley city is a small town in North Dakota, with 2,089 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #25 of 406 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 36.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Stanley city earn a median of $105,893 a year, 34.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 55% above the $68,472 median for the 51 North Dakota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Stanley city is valued at $241,300, 20.5% below the national figure and 30% above the $185,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,120 a month, 20.3% below the national figure, or roughly $13,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.7% 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 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 53.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
- Grand Forks AFB CDP 2,072
- Carrington city 2,171
- Bottineau city 2,063
- Lisbon city 2,262
- Mayville city 2,050
- Hazen city 2,509
- Oakes city 2,046
- Rugby city 2,555
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Stanley city?
- Stanley city has 2,089 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #25 of 406 in North Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Stanley city?
- Median household income in Stanley city is $105,893 a year, 34.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stanley city?
- Median gross rent is $1,120 a month and the median home value is $241,300, so rent absorbs about 12.7% of median household income.
- Is Stanley city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stanley city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Stanley 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.