COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rugby vs Bismarck
PLACE A
Rugby, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bismarck, Illinois
Rugby is 318% larger than Bismarck. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $29,218 higher. Bismarck has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -13%).
RUGBYBISMARCKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,412577+318% vs Bismarck
Population density1,056777+279
Population growth-12.8%0.5%−13.3 pts
Median age40.141.8−1.7
Male48.2%46.5%+1.6 pts
Female51.8%53.5%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%91.9%−2.7 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%5.5%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other9.4%1.0%+8.4 pts
Median household income$50,365$79,583−$29,218
Per capita income$39,885$32,096+$7,789
Poverty rate13.0%9.9%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.360+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%21.7%+8.6 pts
Graduate degree9.4%10.4%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%4.8%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation61.2%65.9%−4.7 pts
Median home value$131,800$114,500+$17,300
Median gross rent$853$856−$3
Owner-occupied74.3%82.1%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%1.0%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%33.3%+3.5 pts
Average commute11.423.9−12.5
Worked from home5.4%10.5%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.9%3.7%+5.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025