Population & Demographics
Wahpeton, ND
Wahpeton is home to 8,010 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 3,830 resident workers commute each day.
8,010 residents
Median age 34.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Wahpeton population & demographics
Who lives in Wahpeton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Wahpeton
How Wahpeton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Wahpeton
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Wahpeton.
These figures are for Wahpeton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Wahpeton commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Wahpeton
3,830 commutes, one dot at a time
Wahpeton
Where 3,830 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Wahpeton, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Wahpeton.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Wahpeton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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