Bismarck.
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North Dakota·Burleigh County
17 tracts·48K people·$300K median·1,389/mi²
White 83 · Multiracial 5 · Other 5 · Hispanic 3 · Black 3 · Asian 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 38 · Other 19
Health 33 · Professional 17 · Retail 16 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bismarck is $300,300 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Bismarck has 75,556 residents across 13 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 82.8% White, 5.1% Multiracial, 4.9% Other, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Black and 1.2% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 39.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.3% (Census ACS).
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (59%), HIGHLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (54%) and VICTOR SOLHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (52%) lead the elementary schools; HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL (51%), WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (50%) and SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (48%) lead the middle schools; BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL (41%), CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL (40%) and LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL (28%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $999/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bismarck is $78,387 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bismarck, median rent is $999/month and the median home value is $300,300 (Census ACS).
Bismarck reported 3.1 violent crimes and 31.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 6°F; there are 63 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 19 inches; snowfall averages 51 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bismarck are winter weather (100), hail (100) and ice storm (99), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bismarck, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).