Financial Literacy in Belfield, ND
With a population of roughly 992, Belfield, North Dakota is among the larger communities in North Dakota, ranking 53rd of 355 by population. The population has declined 0.8% since 2020, from 1,000 to 992. The median age is 41.2.
16.4% of Belfield residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 4.4 points below the North Dakota average of 20.8%. Put the other way round: of the 487 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 407 — 83.6% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $46,417 a year. That is $22,992 below the North Dakota median. About 17.6% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $185,000 — about 4× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.
Belfield by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 992 |
| Change since 2020 | -0.8% |
| Median household income | $46,417 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 16.4% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 94% |
| Median age | 41.2 |
| Poverty rate | 17.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6% |
| Median home value | $185,000 |
| Land area | 1.676 sq mi |
| Population density | 592 / sq mi |
What North Dakota teaches — and to whom
North Dakota requires personal finance instruction, but folds it into another course rather than a class of its own — so how much a student actually gets depends heavily on the district and the teacher. Coverage like that varies enormously between districts, and it reaches no one who has already graduated.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Belfield
Treat income stability as a skill
Unemployment in Belfield sits at 7.6%. Where work is less certain, the practical skills are the defensive ones: what unemployment insurance actually pays and how fast, how to read a severance agreement, and which bills to triage first when income stops.
Questions people ask about Belfield
Do high school students in Belfield, North Dakota have to take a personal finance class?
North Dakota requires personal finance content, but delivers it inside another course rather than a dedicated class, so the depth varies by district and teacher.
How many adults in Belfield, North Dakota have a college degree?
16.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 83.6% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Belfield, North Dakota?
$46,417, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Belfield, North Dakota learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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