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Bismarck city, Burleigh County, ND

77,778 Population
34.7 square miles 2,242.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Burleigh County: 39.7 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 36.7 ±0.4

Economics

$47,129 ±$4,413 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Burleigh County: $49,289 ±$3,222
  • a little higher than the amount in North Dakota: $45,281 ±$1,190
$73,877 ±$8,609 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Burleigh County: $88,701 † ±$12,407
  • a little less than the amount in North Dakota: $77,871 ±$2,755

8.8% ±2.2% (6,618  ±1,671) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Burleigh County: 7.5% † 7,433 (±1.7% / ±1,720)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 11.1% 85,442 (±0.9% / ±6,937)

15.6 minutes ±1 (556,275  ±40,162) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Burleigh County: 17.5 823,850 (±0.9 / ±45,710)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)

Families

34,239 ±1,310 Number of households
  • Burleigh County: 42,881 ±964
  • North Dakota: 349,705 ±2,892
2.2 ±0.1 (75,445  ±101) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Burleigh County: 2.3 98,925 (±0.1 / ±125)
  • about the same as the figure in North Dakota: 2.2 765,661

4.3% ±2.8% (757  ±492) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Burleigh County: 4.5% † 1,057 (±2.5% / ±585)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 6.1% † 11,148 (±0.9% / ±1,595)

Housing

35,757 ±1,067 Number of housing units
  • Burleigh County: 44,541 ±56
  • North Dakota: 380,994 ±1,011

$315,900 ±$23,809 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Burleigh County: $335,800 ±$20,597
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Dakota: $266,100 ±$5,332

14% ±3.5% (10,775  ±2,686.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Burleigh County: 12.8% † 13,072 (±3.1% / ±3,128.2)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 14.1% 111,011 (±1.2% / ±9,554.3)

Social

93.7% ±7.1% (51,325  ±4,245.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Burleigh County: 94.8% 67,121 (±6.5% / ±4,732.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94.2% 500,114 (±2% / ±11,278)
43% ±4.9% (23,551  ±2,799.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Burleigh County: 42.4% † 30,025 (±4.3% / ±3,073.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 34% 180,357 (±1.3% / ±6,839.4)

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

6.3% ±1.9% (4,858  ±1,452) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Burleigh County: 4.9% 5,054
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 5.3% 41,910

6.2% ±1.4% (3,829  ±869) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Burleigh County: 6.9% † 5,604 (±1.3% / ±1,013)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 6.9% 41,869 (±0.6% / ±3,343)
3,829 Total veterans ±869 3,730 Male ±846 99 Female ±141

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