State Minimum Rent Calculation for North Dakota

For FY2008, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.

State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR

The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for North Dakota. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of North Dakota is 358,234, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of North Dakota is 179,117.

In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of North Dakota are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 179,117. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.

Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR Cumulative Nonmetro Population
$426 Williams County 19,761 19,761
$436 Barnes County 11,775 31,536
$438 Stark County 22,636 54,172
$442 Benson County, Cavalier County, Dickey County, Eddy County, Foster County, Griggs County, LaMoure County, Ransom County, Sargent County, Towner County, Wells County 49,757 103,929
$443 Adams County, Billings County, Bowman County, Divide County, Dunn County, Golden Valley County, Grant County, Hettinger County, McKenzie County, Mercer County, Oliver County, Sioux County, Slope County 41,343 145,272
$444 Stutsman County 21,908 167,180
$487 Ward County 58,795 225,975
$489 Ramsey County 12,066 238,041
$503 Richland County 17,998 256,039
$507 Bottineau County, Burke County, Emmons County, Kidder County, Logan County, McHenry County, McIntosh County, McLean County, Mountrail County, Pierce County, Renville County, Rolette County, Sheridan County 66,771 322,810
$560 Nelson County, Pembina County, Steele County, Traill County, Walsh County 35,424 358,234

State Minimum Rent Determination

The North Dakota State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $487. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $555, the North Dakota State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $487.


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