COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shell Valley vs Bismarck
PLACE A
Shell Valley, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bismarck, Illinois
Shell Valley is 115% larger than Bismarck. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $32,797 higher.
SHELL VALLEYBISMARCKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,243577+115% vs Bismarck
Population density83777−694
Population growth-4.3%0.5%−4.8 pts
Median age27.041.8−14.8
Male51.9%46.5%+5.3 pts
Female48.1%53.5%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.5%91.9%−84.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.8%1.6%−0.8 pts
Other91.7%1.0%+90.7 pts
Median household income$46,786$79,583−$32,797
Per capita income$18,190$32,096−$13,906
Poverty rate21.5%9.9%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.360+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%21.7%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree8.1%10.4%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%4.8%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation51.3%65.9%−14.6 pts
Median home value$90,800$114,500−$23,700
Median gross rent$428$856−$428
Owner-occupied59.9%82.1%−22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%1.0%+9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.3%33.3%+9.9 pts
Average commute17.923.9−6.0
Worked from home6.4%10.5%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured46.7%3.7%+43.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024