2024 population: 139,183 ( 5,562 from 2020)
Land area: 4281.0 square miles
Population density: 32.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	119,449	85.82%	1.3%
Black:	3,016	2.17%	13.9%
Indian:	5,873	4.22%	14.3%
Asian:	2,605	1.87%	126.7%
2+ races:	2,950	2.12%	24.1%
Hispanic:	5,290	3.80%	19.1%

Total non-White:	19,734	14.18%	25.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,852	12.8
Deaths:	5,219	9.8
Net Migration:	1,960	3.7
Net Immigration:	1,952	3.7

Change in White population:	1,583	1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,979	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
133,621
117,866	88.21%
2,649	1.98%
5,139	3.85%
1,149	0.86%
2,378	1.78%
4,440	3.32%
15,755	11.79%

2010
114,778
102,890	89.64%
597	0.52%
7,702	6.71%
497	0.43%
1,543	1.34%
1,487	1.30%
11,888	10.36%

2000
100,828
92,429	91.67%
206	0.20%
6,215	6.16%
373	0.37%
866	0.86%
710	0.70%
8,399	8.33%

1990
89,973
84,535	93.96%
101	0.11%
4,531	5.04%
388	0.43%
n/a
418	0.46%
5,438	6.04%

1980
86,103
81,883	95.10%
70	0.08%
3,526	4.10%
275	0.32%
n/a
325	0.38%
4,220	4.90%

1970
66,978
64,423	96.19%
24	0.04%
2,393	3.57%
43	0.06%
n/a
70	0.10%
2,555	3.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
15,869	13.8
9,169	8.0
10,255	8.9
1,131	1.0

14,976	13.0
3,867	3.4

Number	Rate
2000's
13,021	12.9
7,568	7.5
6,031	6.0
379	0.4

10,461	10.4
3,489	3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
12,742	14.2
6,956	7.7
2,819	3.1
475	0.5

7,894	8.8
2,961	3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
15,620	18.1
5,943	6.9
-6,076	-7.1
n/a

2,652	3.1
1,218	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,864	14.7
n/a

17,460	26.1
1,665	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

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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
37.6
31,165	11.4%
108,018	77.6%
22,720	8.3%

53,760
2.40

34,149	63.5%
28,113	82.3%
2,748	8.0%
19,611	36.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
26,830	23.4%
87,948	76.6%
15,528	13.5%

47,179
2.36

30,190	64.0%
23,930	79.3%
2,848	9.4%
16,989	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
26,263	26.0%
74,565	74.0%
12,955	12.8%

39,492
2.48

26,730	67.7%
22,096	82.7%
2,294	8.6%
12,762	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
26,446	29.4%
63,527	70.6%
10,108	11.2%

33,360
2.63

23,943	71.8%
20,158	84.2%
1,981	8.3%
9,417	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
27,125	31.5%
58,978	68.5%
7,711	9.0%

29,851
2.82

22,223	74.4%
19,378	87.2%
1,332	6.0%
7,628	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,559	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,604	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,674	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,589	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,644	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,556	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,597	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,773	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,102	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,266	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,322	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,998	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,360	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,319	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,771	10.7%
$200,000 or more	4,626	8.6%

Median Household Income	81,345
Per Capita Income	43,274

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,428	2.7%
Public Assistance	1,299	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,586	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63,752	79.2%
Unemployed	1,721	2.1%
In Armed Forces	222	0.3%

Total Labor Force	65,695	81.6%
Not in Labor Force	14,824	18.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,487	17,637	57.1%
Non-Profit	2,889	5,388	34.9%
Self-Employed	4,981	2,476	66.8%

Local Government	2,135	3,305	39.2%
State Government	2,645	2,920	47.5%
Federal Government	971	998	49.3%

Total Private + Self	28,468	20,113	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,640	12,611	40.7%
Total	37,108	32,724	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,914	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,490	20.7%
Professional, Technical	17,865	25.5%
Service Occupations	11,928	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	435	0.6%
All others	14,756	21.1%

White Collar		61.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,870	17.0%
Retail trade	7,897	11.3%
Educational services	5,765	8.2%
Construction	5,498	7.9%
Public administration	5,357	7.7%
Manufacturing	4,400	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	4,187	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,766	5.4%
Other services	3,683	5.3%
Finance and insurance	3,586	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	2,915	4.2%
Utilities	1,767	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,722	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,682	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,545	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,310	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,142	1.6%
Information	906	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	823	1.2%
Management	132	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,933	1.45%
Puerto Rican	1,111	0.83%
Cuban	31	0.02%
Dominican	26	0.02%

Total Central American	360	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	40	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	11	0.01%
Panamanian	163	0.12%
Salvadoran	146	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	224	0.17%
Argentinean	2	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	149	0.11%
Ecuadorian	47	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	26	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	603	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	359	0.27%
Thai	116	0.09%
Chinese	84	0.06%
Japanese	54	0.04%
Vietnamese	45	0.03%
Indian	37	0.03%
Korean	28	0.02%
Taiwanese	11	0.01%
Laotian	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	119,368	95.3%
Spanish	2,221	1.8%
German, other Germanic	1,089	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	531	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	388	0.3%
Other Indo-European	374	0.3%
Other	335	0.3%
Arabic	280	0.2%
Other Asian	274	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	65,054	48.7%
Norwegian	20,510	15.4%
Irish	9,380	7.0%
Russian	7,086	5.3%
English	5,587	4.2%
American	4,207	3.2%
Swedish	3,508	2.6%
Scandinavian	2,487	1.9%
French	2,425	1.8%
Polish	1,796	1.3%
Italian	1,786	1.3%
Dutch	1,700	1.3%
German Russian	1,348	1.0%
European	1,226	0.9%
Czech	1,175	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	131,556	98.6%
Not a citizen	1,911	1.4%

Native	129,711	97.2%
Foreign-born	3,756	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,178	2.4%	2,723	3.0%	22,339	24.7%	32,076	35.5%	22,508	24.9%	8,590	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,178	2.4%
9-12 Years	2,723	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,339	24.7%
Some College	32,076	35.5%
Bach. Degree	22,508	24.9%
Grad Degree	8,590	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	92,686	88,876	3,810	4.1%
1991	96,528	92,276	4,252	4.4%
1992	98,532	94,180	4,352	4.4%
1993	100,654	96,472	4,182	4.2%
1994	102,004	98,096	3,908	3.8%
1995	106,296	102,750	3,546	3.3%
1996	107,964	104,658	3,306	3.1%
1997	110,620	107,390	3,230	2.9%
1998	110,578	107,428	3,150	2.8%
1999	109,800	106,718	3,082	2.8%

2000	110,272	107,466	2,806	2.5%
2001	111,154	108,336	2,818	2.5%
2002	111,736	108,332	3,404	3.0%
2003	114,532	111,026	3,506	3.1%
2004	118,294	114,762	3,532	3.0%
2005	120,112	116,540	3,572	3.0%
2006	124,002	120,600	3,402	2.7%
2007	126,900	123,394	3,506	2.8%
2008	127,420	123,730	3,690	2.9%
2009	128,214	123,620	4,594	3.6%

2010	126,752	121,930	4,822	3.8%
2011	126,566	122,316	4,250	3.4%
2012	125,258	121,584	3,674	2.9%
2013	126,562	123,114	3,448	2.7%
2014	127,114	123,750	3,364	2.6%
2015	131,172	127,754	3,418	2.6%
2016	136,342	132,542	3,800	2.8%
2017	136,144	132,532	3,612	2.7%
2018	133,814	130,258	3,556	2.7%
2019	134,528	131,156	3,372	2.5%

2020	136,432	130,236	6,196	4.5%
2021	140,244	136,344	3,900	2.8%
2022	141,030	138,096	2,934	2.1%
2023	139,904	137,236	2,668	1.9%
2024	146,406	142,990	3,416	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	59,060
Median Value	$286,975

Occupied	53,760	91.0%
Vacant	5,300	9.0%

Owned	38,767	72.1%
Rented	14,993	27.9%
Median Rent	$969

Single-Family Units	39,116	66.2%
Detached	35,135	59.5%
Attached	3,981	6.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,822	20.0%
Mobile Homes	4,983	8.4%

Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bismarck, ND Metro Area