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Bismarck, ND

74,444 Population
34.7 square miles 2,146.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 38.5 ±1
  • a little higher than the figure in North Dakota: 36.2 ±0.3

Economics

$41,992 ±$3,702 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: $46,111 ±$3,809
  • about the same as the amount in North Dakota: $41,800 ±$1,280
$74,247 ±$9,409 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: $77,969 ±$6,792
  • a little higher than the amount in North Dakota: $71,970 ±$2,072

13.1% ±3% (9,434  ±2,173) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 11.3% † 14,646 (±2.3% / ±3,031)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 11.5% 86,192 (±0.9% / ±6,650)

15.7 minutes ±1 (553,710  ±37,254) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 18.4 1,191,215 (±0.7 / ±49,661)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,774,545 (±0.3 / ±106,564)

Families

33,320 ±1,366 Number of households
  • the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 56,463 ±1,357
  • North Dakota: 331,481 ±3,670
2.2 ±0.1 (71,888  ±238) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 2.3 129,580 (±0.1 / ±504)
  • a little less than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 750,434

6.6% ±3.6% (1,041  ±568) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 8.4% † 2,461 (±3.1% / ±895)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 6% † 10,748 (±1.1% / ±1,971)

Housing

35,034 ±850 Number of housing units
  • the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 60,171 ±242
  • North Dakota: 377,722 ±757

$312,300 ±$20,442 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: $307,800 ±$18,180
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Dakota: $243,100 ±$5,279

15% ±3.3% (11,013  ±2,402.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 12.8% † 17,020 (±2.3% / ±3,011.4)
  • a little less than the rate in North Dakota: 15.9% 122,091 (±1.1% / ±8,554.5)

Social

95.2% ±7.2% (48,304  ±3,868.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 95.5% 87,057 (±5.1% / ±4,778.4)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 93.9% 483,208 (±2% / ±10,590.4)
37.4% ±4.5% (18,960  ±2,353.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 33.5% 30,568 (±3.1% / ±2,884.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 31.8% 163,841 (±1.1% / ±5,755.7)

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

6% ±2.6% (4,471  ±1,923) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 4% † 5,399 (±1.4% / ±1,925)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Dakota: 4.9% 38,355

5.6% ±1.9% (3,175  ±1,061) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Bismarck, ND Metro Area: 5.8% † 5,933 (±1.3% / ±1,283)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 6.6% 38,774 (±0.5% / ±2,982)
3,175 Total veterans ±1,061 2,945 Male ±1,022 230 Female ±212

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