Watford City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Watford City, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Watford City have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
65 and older: 5 of every 100 people in Watford City
For every 100 residents, 30 are under 18, beside 24 across ND. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Watford City changed by +256%. Some 6,378 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Across ND, 33 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 19.
Median age 28.8 (ND 35.9).
About 127 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.6 points). Median age: women 28.5, men 29.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Watford City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Watford City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Watford City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Watford City or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Watford City in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.