Hesper's Livability
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                            A
                            
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                            F
                            
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                            B
                            
Job Market - 
                        
                            C+
                            
Diversity - 
                        
                            A
                            
Crime - 
                        
                            A
                            
Commute - 
                        
                            C-
                            
Education - 
                        
                            C
                            
Weather - 
                        
                            F
                            
Amenities 
About Hesper, ND
Hesper, ND is located in Benson County in the state of North Dakota.
The total City Population for Hesper is about 727 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $100,000, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Home Value of $131,939 for the state of North Dakota, and roughly 54% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $58,906, which is roughly 12% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,681 for the state of North Dakota, and roughly 9% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.16Male Population Estimate: 51.2%
Female Population Estimate: 48.8%
Median Age: 49.6
Male Median Age: 49.5
Female Median Age: 49.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.6%
Hispanic:1.5%
Black:0.1%
Asian:0.1%
Other:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
                
                
            Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 41.92%
Libertarian: 1.99%
Other: 0.31%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Hesper specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Benson County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Benson County: About 29.4833 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Benson County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 90% 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.
                
            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): 58348Latitude: 47.986400
Longitude: -99.629900
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1597.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 701