Fort Yates, ND Demographics

The total population of Fort Yates is estimated to be 144 with 88 males (61.11%) and 56 females (38.89%). There are 32 less females than males in Fort Yates.
The median household income in Fort Yates was $54,721 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 4,791(9.60%) from $49,930 in 2020. This income is 73.35% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Fort Yates sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $74,763. Overall, the median household income for the city of Fort Yates stands at $54,721.
In Fort Yates, while the Census reported a median income of $41,435 for all female workers aged 15 years and older, data for males in the same category was unavailable due to an insufficient number of sample observations. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $68,233 for males and $54,946 for females.
In Fort Yates, population is primarily represented by American Indian and Alaska Native households, reporting a median income of $46,614.
In 2022, the population of Fort Yates was 169, a 1.74% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Fort Yates's population was 172, a decline of 2.82% compared to a population of 177 in 2020.
The median age in Fort Yates, ND is 29.9, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 28.21% were under the age of 15, 22.05% aged 15 to 29, 45.64% aged 30 to 64, 4.10% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Fort Yates population: 1.54% are White, 94.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.10% are multiracial.