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Bismarck, ND

75,102 Population
34.7 square miles 2,165.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 36.3 ±0.3

Economics

$42,004 ±$3,158 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: $42,588 ±$2,290
  • about the same as the amount in North Dakota: $42,814 ±$1,011
$75,846 ±$10,831 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: $83,440 ±$7,745
  • about the same as the amount in North Dakota: $76,525 ±$1,844

9.6% ±3.3% (6,939  ±2,352) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 6.6% † 8,537 (±1.9% / ±2,480)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 9.8% 73,841 (±0.7% / ±5,342)

15.5 minutes ±1 (535,495  ±36,832) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 18.3 1,166,725 (±0.7 / ±49,048)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 18 6,753,895 (±0.3 / ±116,740)

Families

34,598 ±1,202 Number of households
  • the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 57,951 ±1,312
  • North Dakota: 338,059 ±3,608
2.1 ±0.1 (72,662  ±72) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 2.3 130,710 (±0.1 / ±494)
  • a little less than the figure in North Dakota: 2.2 755,095

3.7% ±2.6% (590  ±424) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 5.6% † 1,664 (±2.5% / ±739)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Dakota: 6% † 10,805 (±0.9% / ±1,579)

Housing

36,364 ±740 Number of housing units
  • the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 60,906 ±229
  • North Dakota: 378,124 ±1,167

$280,400 ±$13,897 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: $289,400 ±$13,540
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $246,700 ±$6,045

13.1% ±3.1% (9,731  ±2,307.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 10.3% † 13,827 (±2% / ±2,614.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 16.1% 124,348 (±1.1% / ±8,264.1)

Social

96.2% ±6.8% (51,148  ±3,845.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 96.5% 90,116 (±4.9% / ±4,758.6)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94.5% 491,589 (±1.9% / ±10,519.1)
39.6% ±4.5% (21,070  ±2,450.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 38.5% 35,928 (±3.2% / ±3,059.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 33.6% 174,474 (±1.3% / ±6,736.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.2% ±1% (1,618  ±783) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 2% † 2,757 (±0.9% / ±1,146)
  • about half the rate in North Dakota: 4% 31,096

7.7% ±1.9% (4,599  ±1,165) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 7.4% † 7,596 (±1.3% / ±1,323)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Dakota: 7.3% 43,053 (±0.5% / ±3,126)
4,599 Total veterans ±1,165 3,747 Male ±1,046 852 Female ±607

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