Fessenden, ND Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fessenden	North Dakota	National
Income per capita	$48,906	$49,864	$44,883
Median household income	$84,977	$89,503	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,038	$111,897	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,867	$53,273	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,557	$60,637	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,392	$38,077	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.6%	11.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fessenden is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fessenden is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fessenden is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fessenden is 43% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,645 $84,977 $169,954

City

$59,662 $89,503 $179,006

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Fessenden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.4%	3.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	16.4%	16.4%
Public administration	6.8%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	2.3%	2.3%
Other	67.8%	67.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bowdon, ND	168	$64,021	21.3%
Harvey, ND	1,676	$58,816	27.7%
Sykeston, ND	110	$47,845	41.2%
Cathay, ND	10	$46,199	43.2%
Hurdsfield, ND	43	$0	100.0%
Fessenden, ND	579	$84,977	4.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
German Valley, IL	579	$92,089	13.2%
Branson West, MO	579	$41,205	49.3%
Ravia, OK	579	$73,829	9.2%
Gallipolis Ferry, WV	579	$60,792	25.3%
Raymore, SK	579	n/a
Fessenden, ND	579	$84,977	4.5%

Source: The Fessenden, ND employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.