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Migration Profile for North Dakota, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left North Dakota in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

North Dakota People Moving into North Dakota People Moving out of North Dakota Net # People Moving into North Dakota from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 26,746 24,344 2,402 1.10
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 5,527 4,188 1,339 1.32
Aged 18-19 4,490 1,977 2,513 2.27
Aged 20-24 6,196 5,539 657 1.12
Aged 25-34 5,215 6,176 -961 0.84
Aged 35-44 1,768 1,991 -223 0.89
Aged 45-54 2,078 1,520 558 1.37
Aged 55-64 952 1,358 -406 0.70
Aged 65+ 520 1,595 -1,075 0.33
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 12,492 10,453 2,039 1.20
Married 6,004 7,822 -1,818 0.77
Divorced 2,318 2,071 247 1.12
Separated 553 75 478 7.37
Widowed 644 585 59 1.10
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 1,337 545 792 2.45
High School Graduate 2,131 2,375 -244 0.90
Some college or Associates degree 3,550 3,968 -418 0.89
Bachelor’s Degree 2,307 4,028 -1,721 0.57
Graduate or Professional Degree 1,208 1,724 -516 0.70
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 1,549 1,526 23 1.02
$1-$9,999 9,673 5,415 4,258 1.79
$10,000-$24,999 5,476 6,730 -1,254 0.81
$25,000-$49,999 3,206 3,950 -744 0.81
$50,000-$74,999 963 1,959 -996 0.49
$75,000+ 1,144 1,426 -282 0.80
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 7,485 3,830 3,655 1.95
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 3,174 2,664 510 1.19
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 10,786 15,260 -4,474 0.71

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into North Dakota” refers to those people living in North Dakota in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of North Dakota” refers to those people living in North Dakota in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 1.10 means that very every 100 people leaving North Dakota for another state, 110 people are moving to North Dakota from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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