Bismarck city, ND

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 73,694 ( 12,422 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.7 square miles
Population density: 2124.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	62,746	85.14%	11.7%
Black:	1,861	2.53%	373.5%
Indian:	2,636	3.58%	1.6%
Asian:	1,370	1.86%	284.8%
2+ races:	3,039	4.12%	258.0%
Hispanic:	1,973	2.68%	143.0%

Total non-White:	10,948	14.86%	113.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	6,594	13.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,828	11.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
61,272
56,152	91.64%
393	0.64%
2,678	4.37%
356	0.58%
849	1.39%
812	1.33%
5,120	8.36%

2000
55,284
52,318	94.63%
165	0.30%
1,696	3.07%
259	0.47%
389	0.70%
431	0.78%
2,966	5.37%

1990
49,256
47,534	96.50%
70	0.14%
1,042	2.12%
306	0.62%
n/a
304	0.62%
1,722	3.50%

1980
44,485
43,432	97.63%
48	0.11%
653	1.47%
192	0.43%
n/a
146	0.33%
1,053	2.37%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,834	6.9
2,154	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,784	9.7
1,244	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,102	9.2
669	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bismarck city, ND

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
16,300	22.1%
57,394	77.9%
13,607	18.5%

31,716
2.25

18,028	56.8%
14,194	78.7%
1,829	10.1%
13,688	43.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
12,741	20.8%
48,531	79.2%
9,411	15.4%

27,263
2.18

15,624	57.3%
12,033	77.0%
1,688	10.8%
11,639	42.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
12,950	23.4%
42,334	76.6%
7,637	13.8%

23,163
2.31

14,456	62.4%
11,861	82.0%
1,295	9.0%
8,707	37.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
13,289	27.0%
35,967	73.0%
5,623	11.4%

19,403
2.47

13,169	67.9%
10,861	82.5%
1,268	9.6%
6,234	32.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
12,868	28.9%
31,617	71.1%
3,940	8.9%

16,564
2.64

11,604	70.1%
9,913	85.4%
878	7.6%
4,960	29.9%

2022 Housing Data for Bismarck city, ND

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,222	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,192	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,132	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,043	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	924	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	982	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,163	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	942	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,184	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,480	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,343	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,317	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,707	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,747	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,701	8.5%
$200,000 or more	2,637	8.3%

Median Household Income	76,014
Per Capita Income	43,144

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	918	2.9%
Public Assistance	854	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,480	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	34,471	77.4%
Unemployed	1,106	2.5%
In Armed Forces	107	0.2%

Total Labor Force	35,684	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	8,856	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12,432	9,641	56.3%
Non-Profit	1,768	3,175	35.8%
Self-Employed	2,199	1,234	64.1%

Local Government	1,038	1,462	41.5%
State Government	1,818	1,851	49.6%
Federal Government	502	509	49.7%

Total Private + Self	14,631	10,875	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,126	6,997	42.3%
Total	19,757	17,872	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,886	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,963	21.1%
Professional, Technical	10,271	27.2%
Service Occupations	6,249	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	187	0.5%
All others	7,373	19.5%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,007	18.6%
Retail trade	4,208	11.1%
Public administration	3,230	8.6%
Construction	2,988	7.9%
Educational services	2,868	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	2,411	6.4%
Finance and insurance	2,122	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,046	5.4%
Other services	1,886	5.0%
Manufacturing	1,775	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,709	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	971	2.6%
Wholesale trade	878	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	834	2.2%
Utilities	808	2.1%
Information	649	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	501	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	412	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	321	0.9%
Management	118	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,111	1.51%
Puerto Rican	269	0.37%
Cuban	25	0.03%
Dominican	26	0.04%

Total Central American	276	0.37%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	159	0.22%
Salvadoran	117	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	77	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	31	0.04%
Ecuadorian	20	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	26	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	189	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	326	0.44%
Thai	106	0.14%
Chinese	83	0.11%
Vietnamese	45	0.06%
Indian	36	0.05%
Korean	25	0.03%
Japanese	24	0.03%
Taiwanese	11	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	65,600	94.6%
Spanish	926	1.3%
German, other Germanic	758	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	507	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	348	0.5%
Other	285	0.4%
Other Asian	255	0.4%
Other Indo-European	241	0.3%
Tagalog	223	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	34,638	47.0%
Norwegian	12,239	16.6%
Irish	5,091	6.9%
English	3,790	5.1%
Russian	3,669	5.0%
Swedish	1,674	2.3%
French	1,657	2.2%
Scandinavian	1,501	2.0%
American	1,421	1.9%
Polish	1,033	1.4%
Dutch	917	1.2%
European	771	1.0%
German Russian	736	1.0%
Scottish	698	0.9%
French Canadian	666	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	71,990	97.7%
Not a citizen	1,704	2.3%

Native	70,707	95.9%
Foreign-born	2,987	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,265	2.5%	1,462	2.9%	11,847	23.4%	17,135	33.8%	13,243	26.2%	5,681	11.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,265	2.5%
9-12 Years	1,462	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,847	23.4%
Some College	17,135	33.8%
Bach. Degree	13,243	26.2%
Grad Degree	5,681	11.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5,161	R +1,004	D + 8.2%
D +4,157
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	24,268	64.8%	Joe Biden (D)	11,875	31.7%	1,300	3.5%	37,443	0	18	10.35%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	19,107	63.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,718	25.8%	3,092	10.3%	29,917	1	18	8.69%

2020 President, Bismarck city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

11,875

31.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

24,268

64.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,057

2.8%

Other

243

0.6%

TOTAL

37,443

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Bismarck city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,718

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

19,107

63.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,804

6.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

342

1.1%

Other

946

3.2%

TOTAL

29,917

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bismarck city, ND

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	66%	Doug Burgum* (R)	22,536	61.0%	Shelley Lenz (D)	9,876	26.7%	4,511 [+]	12.2%	36,923	-5	10.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 2,790 (7.6%); DuWayne Hendrickson (Libertarian) 1,721 (4.7%);
2018	S1	53%	Kevin Cramer (R)	16,811	58.1%	Heidi Heitkamp* (D)	11,883	41.1%	242 [+]	0.8%	28,936	3	8.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 242 (0.8%);
2016	S3	56%	John Hoeven* (R)	23,618	79.2%	Eliot Glassheim (D)	4,864	16.3%	1,349 [+]	4.5%	29,831	1	8.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robert Marquette (Libertarian) 903 (3.0%); James Germalic (I) 415 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 31 (0.1%);
2016	G	56%	Doug Burgum (R)	22,971	77.7%	Marvin Nelson (D)	5,429	18.4%	1,170 [+]	4.0%	29,570	1	8.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Marty Riske (Libertarian) 1,061 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 109 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	34,363
Median Value	$283,800

Occupied	31,716	92.3%
Vacant	2,647	7.7%

Owned	20,756	65.4%
Rented	10,960	34.6%
Median Rent	$969

Single-Family Units	19,707	57.3%
Detached	16,328	47.5%
Attached	3,379	9.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,357	27.2%
Mobile Homes	2,724	7.9%

Bismarck city, ND

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bismarck city, ND

2022 Housing Data for Bismarck city, ND

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bismarck city, ND

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bismarck city, ND

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bismarck city, ND

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bismarck city, ND

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bismarck city, ND