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Towns with the highest incomes in North Dakota

Hay Creek Township has the highest median household income of North Dakota’s 23 towns of 2,500+: $160,553 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $73,219; 5 of the 23 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

All 23 towns

Median household income, highest first.

23 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1Hay Creek TownshipBurleigh County · 4,380 people$160,553$32,7030.7%of residents
2Apple Creek TownshipBurleigh County · 3,515 people$156,615$10,9402.2%of residents
3Gibbs TownshipBurleigh County · 2,856 people$155,688$36,2221.4%of residents
4HoraceCass County · 7,001 people$138,578$15,6314.3%of residents
5Watford CityMcKenzie County · 6,378 people$102,260$27,7767.8%of residents
6West FargoCass County · 41,175 people$90,665$5,9278.8%of residents
7LincolnBurleigh County · 4,493 people$87,652$14,3935.6%of residents
8DickinsonStark County · 25,870 people$82,696$4,09713.6%of residents
9WillistonWilliams County · 29,522 people$79,381$9,4378.1%of residents
10BismarckBurleigh County · 77,963 people$78,387$4,5329.3%of residents
11BeulahMercer County · 3,077 people$76,848$20,22811.2%of residents
12MinotWard County · 47,308 people$73,219$3,82211.1%of residents
13MandanMorton County · 25,061 people$71,780$10,3499.8%of residents
14FargoCass County · 136,275 people$66,998$2,73212.9%of residents
15Grand ForksGrand Forks County · 60,365 people$63,627$2,58715.5%of residents
16WahpetonRichland County · 8,141 people$62,750$8,07515.6%of residents
17GraftonWalsh County · 4,023 people$62,679$11,73214.4%of residents
18Minot AFBunincorporated, Ward County · 4,878 people$62,500$15,1771.2%of residents
19Tatman TownshipWard County · 2,673 people$61,216$11,3622.4%of residents
20Valley CityBarnes County · 6,430 people$60,339$9,61316.7%of residents
21JamestownStutsman County · 15,688 people$56,554$3,87914.7%of residents
22New TownMountrail County · 2,715 people$52,500$16,09324.0%of residents
23Devils LakeRamsey County · 7,333 people$43,220$8,25321.8%of residents
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Questions people ask

Which North Dakota town has the highest income?

Hay Creek Township (Burleigh County): its median household income is $160,553 (±$32,703). Apple Creek Township ($156,615) and Gibbs Township ($155,688) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (23 in North Dakota). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the North Dakota page.

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Best places to live23 towns · #1 LincolnMost affordable towns23 towns · #1 New TownSafest towns16 towns · #1 New TownTowns with the best schools23 towns · #1 WahpetonHealthiest towns23 towns · #1 Hay Creek TownshipBest towns for jobs & income23 towns · #1 Hay Creek TownshipMost walkable towns23 towns · #1 Grand ForksTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk23 towns · #1 Tatman TownshipBest towns for the outdoors23 towns · #1 BismarckMost historic towns23 towns · #1 Valley CityTowns with the most civic life22 towns · #1 GraftonTowns with the least snow20 towns · #1 BeulahDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns20 towns · #1 MinotDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters24 towns · #1 DickinsonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers24 towns · #1 WillistonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers24 towns · #1 Devils LakeDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes21 towns · #1 New TownDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns23 towns · #1 HoraceDescribed, no letters
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