RuthvilleND
This town in North Dakota has a population of 104.
Is Ruthville a good place to live?
38% of residents live below the poverty line in Ruthville, against 9.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a lower median household income than Ruthville. Ruthville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ruthville.
More young adults than North Dakota overall
37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Ruthville. Adults 18 to 34 are 44% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 21% of residents (35% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 15% and 85% women
The Census survey reached too few of Ruthville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±34.7 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Ruthville | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.1% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 23.1% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.9% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.7% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.8% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.5% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25% | 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
Ruthville faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 82% of U.S. communities. 47% of Ruthville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 23%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Ruthville’s working residents commute to Minot
Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. The top destinations are Minot (54%), Bismarck (6%) and Harrison Township (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Ruthville
Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 2°; snowfall runs to about 52 inches a winter. Winters in Ruthville are cold, snowy and summers pleasant, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ruthville is
Among adults in Ruthville, 24% binge drink. The town beats the North Dakota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 42% sleep under 7 hours, 72% had a checkup this year.
| Ruthville | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ruthville | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.1% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 41.6% | 32.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ruthville
Moving to Ruthville: who provides what
Ruthville is unincorporated, so Ward 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.
100% of working residents leave Ruthville for work
Where Ruthville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ruthville
About 0 of every 100 Ruthville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Ruthville
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States
Ruthville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ruthville had a population of 151. The town was named after Ruth Mackenroth during the Depression, and consisted of a grocery Store, and gas station for area farmers.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,654 ft
- Area code
- 701
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