PorcupineND
The town has 138 residents and lies in North Dakota.
Is Porcupine a good place to live?
Porcupine’s average commute is 43 minutes, against 16 minutes in North Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Porcupine. Porcupine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
138 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Porcupine: who provides what
Porcupine is unincorporated, so Sioux County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Porcupine.
More children than North Dakota overall
22% never finished high school. Here, 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 33% in North Dakota as a whole.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Porcupine’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.9 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Porcupine | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.1% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 28.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.8% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.8% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.8% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.6% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.7% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.5% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Porcupine’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles. The top destinations are Cannon Ball (17%), Bismarck (9%) and Solen (7%). In Porcupine, the median household income is $70,000.
| Porcupine | Typical North Dakota town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Porcupine’s year
The range runs from 3° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 47 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Porcupine, with cold waves at the top
Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Porcupine is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 81% come from cold waves and 6% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Porcupine’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
Just over two fifths of Porcupine adults worry about having enough food. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Porcupine. Also worth knowing: of 32 CDC measures, Porcupine beats the North Dakota average on 2 and trails it on 25.
| Porcupine | Typical North Dakota town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Porcupine | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.1% | 33.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 40.6% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Porcupine
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Porcupine; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Porcupine residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Porcupine for work
Where Porcupine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about Porcupine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Porcupine, ND a good place to live?
Porcupine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.