North Dakota · Census place 87020
Wishek city, ND
Quick answer
Wishek city has 922 residents, ranking #61 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $65,357, the median home is worth $103,300 and median gross rent runs $712 a month.
- Population
- 922Wishek city residents
- Median household income
- $65,357Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $103,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $712Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wishek city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wishek city median would spend about 13.1% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 80.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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