With 75,556 people, Bismarck is a city in North Dakota. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 20,024 more people. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,178 people per square mile. Renters pay $999 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,387, near the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30%(1,251)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33%(1,377)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.4%(1,104)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(278)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(50)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,175 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bismarck, decade by decade
Bismarck population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
49,256
$67,737
$162,725
26.4%
8.5
2000
55,532
$71,813
$164,495
29.4%
13.5
2010
61,272
$68,418
$208,305
31.9%
19.6
2020
73,622
$81,969
$302,040
36.9%
36.2
2024
75,556
$78,387
$300,300
39.2%
37.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
