Steele County, North Dakota
Steele County, North Dakota · ZIP 58016, 58035, 58046
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 1,767 (2024 estimate)Population
- 731Households
- $80,313Median household income
- $120,400Median home value
- 24Towns with a page
- 9ZIP codes
Steele County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,258 |
| 2010 | 1,975 |
| 2020 | 1,798 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $80,313 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 569 units
- Renter occupied
- 162 units
- Vacancy rate
- 34.7%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.
432 employees in 57 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Steele County | North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,731 | 779,361 |
| Median household income | $80,313 | $75,949 |
| Median age | 46.4 | 35.7 |
| Median home value | $120,400 | $241,100 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.6% | 32.3% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.6% | 4.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 77.8% | 63.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 16.5 minutes | 18.0 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Steele County24 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley | City | 391 | 3.49 sq mi |
| Hope | City | 276 | 0.61 sq mi |
| Sharon | City | 87 | 1.49 sq mi |
| Newburgh Township | Township | 79 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Colgate Township | Township | 74 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Beaver Creek Township | Township | 70 | 34.7 sq mi |
| Golden Lake Township | Township | 68 | 34.8 sq mi |
| Primrose Township | Township | 67 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Enger Township | Township | 58 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Sherbrooke Township | Township | 57 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Willow Lake Township | Township | 49 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Finley Township | Township | 48 | 32.4 sq mi |
| Greenview Township | Township | 46 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Westfield Township | Township | 46 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Carpenter Township | Township | 43 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Easton Township | Township | 41 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Franklin Township | Township | 40 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Melrose Township | Township | 40 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Riverside Township | Township | 40 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Edendale Township | Township | 39 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Sharon Township | Township | 31 | 33.9 sq mi |
| Hugo Township | Township | 26 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Luverne | City | 26 | 0.26 sq mi |
| Broadlawn Township | Township | 25 | 35.3 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 38 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Barnes CountyPopulation 10,798 (2024 estimate)
- Cass CountyPopulation 200,945 (2024 estimate)
- Grand Forks CountyPopulation 73,771 (2024 estimate)
- Griggs CountyPopulation 2,227 (2024 estimate)
- Nelson CountyPopulation 3,007 (2024 estimate)
- Traill CountyPopulation 7,989 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.