Housing data for Mott, ND
Mott, ND has an estimated 742 residents and 467 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Hettinger County.
30.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $458 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 742 (±96)
- Housing units
- 467 (±62)
- Households that rent
- 30.7%
- Median gross rent
- $458
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +7.2%
What stands out in Mott
Median gross rent: $458 (±$267) in Mott, lower than in Hettinger County ($785).
Median household income: $44,762 (±$17,348) in Mott, lower than in Hettinger County ($73,026).
Median home value: $75,300 (±$9,529) in Mott, lower than in Hettinger County ($117,300).
Median real estate taxes: $1,103 (±$152) in Mott, lower than in Hettinger County ($1,308).
Housing in Mott at a glance
- Median rent: $458 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $393 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 52.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 30.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $44,762 median household income
- Home values: $75,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $869 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,103 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 12.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 60.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 78.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 22.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 73.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 13.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +7.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 25.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Mott against Hettinger County, its state and the nation
| Mott | Hettinger County | North Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 742 (±96) | 2,432 (exact) | 784,841 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 467 (±62) | 1,444 (±75) | 377,281 (±282) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 30.7% (±8.2 points) | 23.2% (±4.2 points) | 37.1% (±0.6 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $458 (±$267) | $785 (±$70) | $954 (±$11) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $44,762 (±$17,348) | $73,026 (±$8,453) | $76,657 (±$1,163) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $75,300 (±$9,529) | $117,300 (±$19,013) | $249,900 (±$2,909) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,103 (±$152) | $1,308 (±$108) | $2,468 (±$38) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 78.7% (±13.0 points) | 74.2% (±7.4 points) | 47.8% (±0.7 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 13.7 minutes (±3.5) | 16.1 minutes (±2.0) | 17.9 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.3% (±6.1 points) | 85.8% (±4.1 points) | 88.7% (±0.4 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.5 years (±8.4) | 42.9 years (±6.9) | 35.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Mott covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 807 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Mott has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 692 (±113) | 742 (±96) | +7.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 432 (±44) | 467 (±62) | +8.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $618 (±$253) | $458 (±$267) | −25.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $85,600 (±$6,228) | $75,300 (±$9,529) | −12.0% | Down after inflation |
| Median household income | $45,357 (±$7,869) | $44,762 (±$17,348) | −1.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $942 (±$186) | $869 (±$168) | −7.7% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,068 (±$110) | $1,103 (±$152) | +3.3% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 23.5% (±7.3 points) | 30.7% (±8.2 points) | +7.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 10.3% (±12.2 points) | 22.1% (±16.1 points) | +11.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Hettinger County
Mott has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hettinger County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Hettinger County recorded 83 violent and 291 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Mott
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Township | 4.1 mi | — | $241,700 | 0.0% |
| Castle Rock Township | 4.5 mi | — | $241,700 | 0.0% |
| Beery Township | 5.2 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Brittian Township | 6.8 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Chilton Township | 8.9 mi | — | — | — |
| Acme Township | 9.3 mi | — | — | 100.0% |
| Steiner Township | 9.4 mi | — | — | 14.3% |
| Farina Township | 9.6 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
Places in North Dakota most like Mott
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towner | $450 | $78,400 | $49,500 | 20.9% |
| Linton | $533 | $97,800 | $47,500 | 31.7% |
| New Rockford | $587 | $101,300 | $43,600 | 35.7% |
| Cooperstown | $569 | $98,600 | $51,375 | 23.0% |
| McClusky | $365 | $76,400 | $42,750 | 36.1% |
| Drake | $700 | $75,600 | $46,000 | 23.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across North Dakota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Mott, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $861 | $867 | $1,102 | $1,392 | $1,842 |
HUD income limits for Mott, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,000 | $38,300 | $61,250 |
| 2 people | $26,250 | $43,800 | $70,000 |
| 3 people | $29,550 | $49,250 | $78,750 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $54,700 | $87,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $59,100 | $94,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $63,500 | $101,500 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $67,850 | $108,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $72,250 | $115,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hettinger County, ND, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $109,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Mott
Are renters in Mott rent-burdened?
52.3% of renting households in Mott pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Mott?
Mott has an estimated 116 (±37) renting households, 30.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Mott?
The median household income in Mott is $44,762 (±$17,348) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Mott, ND?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $75,300 (±$9,529) for owner-occupied homes in Mott (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Mott?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mott, ND is $869 (±$168) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Mott?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Mott, ND is $1,103 (±$152) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Mott growing?
In Mott, the number of residents went from 692 in 2015–2019 to 742 in 2020–2024 (+7.2%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mott city, North Dakota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hettinger County, ND
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hettinger County, ND
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Mott city, North Dakota (place:54620, in state:38).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .