COMPARING TWO PLACES
Starkweather vs Bismarck
PLACE A
Starkweather, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bismarck, Illinois
Starkweather is 83% smaller than Bismarck. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $24,166 higher. Bismarck has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
STARKWEATHERBISMARCKDIFFERENCE
Total population97577−83% vs Bismarck
Population density746777−30
Population growth-14.5%0.5%−15.0 pts
Median age42.941.8+1.1
Male58.0%46.5%+11.5 pts
Female42.0%53.5%−11.5 pts
Foreign-born2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%91.9%−1.9 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian2.0%1.6%+0.4 pts
Other8.0%1.0%+7.0 pts
Median household income$55,417$79,583−$24,166
Per capita income$35,750$32,096+$3,654
Poverty rate6.0%9.9%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.360+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%21.7%−16.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate15.4%4.8%+10.6 pts
Labor force participation63.4%65.9%−2.5 pts
Median home value$55,000$114,500−$59,500
Median gross rent$425$856−$431
Owner-occupied84.0%82.1%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.8%1.0%+45.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.3%−33.3 pts
Average commute22.523.9−1.4
Worked from home0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025