Life Skills and Money Education in Pingree, ND
With a population of roughly 43, Pingree, North Dakota is the 286th-largest of 355 incorporated places in North Dakota. Since 2020 it has added residents, rising 2.4% from 42 to 43. At a median age of 30.3, much of the population is still early in the decisions — first lease, first card, first paycheck deduction — that set financial habits for decades.
Among adults 25 and older in Pingree, 31.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That runs 11 points above the North Dakota average of 20.8%. Flip that figure and it describes 68.2% of the 44 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 30 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.
Median household income is $81,250. That is $11,841 above the North Dakota median. About 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $114,300, roughly 1.4× median household income.
Pingree by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 43 |
| Change since 2020 | +2.4% |
| Median household income | $81,250 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 31.8% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 90.9% |
| Median age | 30.3 |
| Poverty rate | 6.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 0% |
| Median home value | $114,300 |
| Land area | 0.193 sq mi |
| Population density | 223 / 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 Pingree
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 30.3 means a large share of Pingree is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Questions people ask about Pingree
Do high school students in Pingree, 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 Pingree, North Dakota have a college degree?
31.8% 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 68.2% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Pingree, North Dakota?
$81,250, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Pingree, 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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