Moving to Finley, North Dakota
Population: 515. Estimated population in July 2024: 447 (-13.2% change)
Males: 252 (48.9%), Females: 263 (51.1%)
Steele County
Zip code: 58230
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $32,917
Median house value: $31,300
Population by Race
Races in Finley:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (62.5%), German (28.7%), English (6.6%), Polish (4.7%), Russian (3.5%), Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 1457 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Finley
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Finley city
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 67.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-4.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Finley:
- COOPERSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 22 miles; COOPERSTOWN, ND)
- NORTHWOOD DEACONESS HEALTH CENTER-CAH (about 25 miles; NORTHWOOD, ND)
- NELSON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM – CAH (about 29 miles; MCVILLE, ND)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Finley:
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 55 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
- JAMESTOWN REGIONAL (about 71 miles; JAMESTOWN, ND; Abbreviation: JMS)
- HECTOR INTL (about 83 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Finley:
- COOPERSTOWN MUNI (about 20 miles; COOPERSTOWN, ND; Abbreviation: S32)
- NORTHWOOD MUNI-VINCE FIELD (about 23 miles; NORTHWOOD, ND; Abbreviation: 4V4)
- MC VILLE MUNI (about 30 miles; MC VILLE, ND; Abbreviation: 8M6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Finley:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 102 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 102 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 121 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 206 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
Schools
Public high school in Finley:
- FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location: 201 3RD ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Finley:
- FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 201 3RD ST; Grades: KG – 06)