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Bismarck ND - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	55,532	576 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 373) (99%)
Average Income	$39,422	8,814 (65%)	48 (87%)
Median House Value	$97,400	7,945 (68%)	10 (97%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	94.8%	12,078 (of 25,150) (52%)	309 (of 373) (17%)
% Black Population	0.3%	15,209 (40%)	37 (90%)
% Hispanic Population	0.7%	18,488 (26%)	131 (65%)
% Asian Population	0.5%	9,659 (62%)	34 (91%)
% American Indian Population	3.4%	1,768 (93%)	43 (88%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	87.5%	6,058 (of 25,150) (76%)	67 (of 373) (82%)
% College Graduates	29.4%	3,749 (85%)	18 (95%)
% Never Married	28.1%	4,772 (81%)	69 (82%)
% Married	54.8%	15,030 (40%)	245 (34%)
% Seperated	0.8%	18,429 (27%)	102 (73%)
% Divorced	9.4%	14,172 (44%)	110 (71%)
% Foreign Born	1.6%	12,701 (49%)	96 (74%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	24,162	523 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 373) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	7.3%	18,276 (27%)	349 (6%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	14.7%	2,699 (89%)	71 (81%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	14,546 (42%)	247 (34%)
% Households with No Car	8.0%	10,004 (60%)	123 (67%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	19.8%	10,023 (60%)	238 (36%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	17,361 (31%)	47 (87%)
Median House Value	$97,400	7,945 (68%)	10 (97%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	7.8%	8,444 (66%)	199 (47%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.0%	4,138 (84%)	7 (98%)
Average Monthly Rent	$447	12,761 (49%)	26 (93%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	70.6%	4,292 (of 25,150) (83%)	59 (of 373) (84%)
% Drive Alone to Work	84.9%	4,722 (81%)	51 (86%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.5%	8,867 (65%)	29 (92%)
% Walk to Work	2.5%	12,006 (52%)	274 (27%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	13.9	23,805 (5%)	281 (25%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.9%	13,766 (45%)	269 (28%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.3%	7,132 (72%)	38 (90%)
Median Household Income	$39,422	8,814 (65%)	48 (87%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.7%	12,252 (51%)	137 (63%)
Per Capita Income	$20,789	6,179 (75%)	35 (91%)
Male Worker Income	$33,804	9,497 (62%)	62 (83%)
Female Worker Income	$22,647	11,568 (54%)	55 (85%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.7%	15,487 (38%)	207 (45%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	8.4%	15,441 (39%)	236 (37%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Minneapolis, Minnesota	382 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.80

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Dubuque, Iowa	0.92
Elyria, Ohio	0.91
West Allis, Wisconsin	0.91
Middletown, Ohio	0.90
Cheyenne, Wyoming	0.90
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	0.90
Chicopee, Massachusetts	0.90
Lakewood, Ohio	0.90
Janesville, Wisconsin	0.90
Great Falls, Montana	0.89

Bismarck ND Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Norwegian People	10,121	29
Russian People	4,250	35
German People	32,138	73
Other Fuel Fueled Households	362	83
Mobile Homes	2,560	119

Bismarck ND Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 373)
Institutionalized Population	1,334	1
People Finishing Less than 9th Grade	2,569	1
People Born in Latin America	185	1
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People	2,751	1
Russian People	4,250	1

Bismarck ND Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Average Commute Time	14	23,805
Percent of Houses with 6 Rooms	10.5%	23,238
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	47.6%	22,868
Average Household Size of Renter Occupied Units	2	22,287
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	5.4%	22,001

Bismarck ND Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 373)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	47.6%	362
Percent of Houses Worth Less than $50,000	2.9%	357
Percent of Houses Built Earlier than 1939	7.3%	349
Percent Vacant Housing Units	4.3%	342
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	63.4%	342

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Bismarck ND	Dubuque, Iowa
Total Population	57,686	55,532
Average Age	36.9	36.5
Average Income	$36,785	$39,422
Median House Value	$88,400	$97,400
% White Population	96.2%	94.8%
% Black Population	1.2%	0.3%
% Asian Population	0.7%	0.5%
% Hispanic Population	1.6%	0.7%

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