Heaton's Livability
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Amenities
About Heaton, ND
Heaton, ND is located in Wells County in the state of North Dakota.
The total City Population for Heaton is about 353 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $66,900, which is roughly 42% lower than the Average Home Value of $114,794 for the state of North Dakota, and roughly 65% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $52,500, which is roughly 16% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,553 for the state of North Dakota, and roughly 9% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.02Male Population Estimate: 47.9%
Female Population Estimate: 52.1%
Median Age: 54.4
Male Median Age: 52.8
Female Median Age: 56.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:0.6%
Asian:0.3%
Indian:0.3%
Black:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![John Hoeven](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_hoeven.jpg)
![Kevin Cramer](/assets/images/politicians/senators/kevin_cramer.jpg)
![Doug Burgum](/assets/images/politicians/governors/doug_burgum.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 18.62%
Libertarian: 1.35%
Other: 0.29%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Heaton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Wells County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Wells County: About 132.722 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Wells County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 54% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
North Dakota is ranked #40 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 25.19 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 21.3The average living wage for the state of North Dakota is $29.55/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives North Dakota a minimum wage score of 13.95 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.86/hr, which gives North Dakota a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 57.51 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for North Dakota is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 10.54 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X North Dakota does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Dakota does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Dakota does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Dakota does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Dakota does provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Dakota does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X North Dakota does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X North Dakota does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X North Dakota does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X North Dakota does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ North Dakota does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X North Dakota does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X North Dakota does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X North Dakota does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ North Dakota does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ North Dakota does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ North Dakota does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Dakota does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 58418Latitude: 47.478300
Longitude: -99.547900
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1815.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 701