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Wahpeton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wahpeton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,115

Age

Under 5 Years:
2.9%
5 - 17:
11.5%
18 - 24:
23.3%
25 - 34:
12.5%
35 - 54:
17.5%
55 - 64:
12.7%
Over 65 Years:
19.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
20.9%
20.9%
93.3%
93.3%
23.1%
23.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wahpeton
USA
$34,490
$34,490
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Wahpeton
USA
$62,750
$62,750
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.6%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Agriculture
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Transportation
Public Service
Wholesale
Administration
18.8%
18.8%
16.8%
16.8%
13.2%
13.2%
9.8%
9.8%
8.9%
8.9%
7.5%
7.5%
4.3%
4.3%
3.6%
3.6%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.0%
87.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Norwegian
Irish
Scandinavian
Russian
French
Swedish
English
Czech
Polish
Scottish
Dutch
Danish
Icelander
Finnish
Austrian
Ukrainian
Swiss
Scots-Irish
Welsh
41.1%
41.1%
17.9%
17.9%
5.7%
5.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Slavic languages
Tagalog
Italian
Spanish
Greek
Armenian
Chinese
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
96.7%
96.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wahpeton Residents

2.3%

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