Steele County , North Dakota
Population: 1,731 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $80,313 Home $120,400 Rent $630/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Steele County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $120,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Steele County in the bottom 7% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$80,313
Median Income
household
$120,400
Home Value
median
$630/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $80,313 |
| Per Capita Income | $41,390 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3% |
| Median Home Value | $120,400 |
| Median Gross Rent | $630/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 77.8% |
| Renter Occupied | 22.2% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 1,731 |
| Median Age | 46.4 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 29.6% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
35.0%
Obesity
12.7%
Diabetes
14.8%
Smoking
29.9%
High Blood Pressure
22.4%
No Physical Activity
21.5%
Depression
33.4%
Insufficient Sleep
72.1%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 6.6 · 7th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
16.76
🔥 Wildfire
17.02
❄️ Winter Storm
53.34
🌍 Earthquake
0.76
☀️ Drought
21.12
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