COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Shield vs Bismarck
PLACE A
White Shield, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bismarck, Illinois
White Shield is 57% smaller than Bismarck. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $10,833 higher. White Shield has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
WHITE SHIELDBISMARCKDIFFERENCE
Total population246577−57% vs Bismarck
Population density65777−712
Population growth8.0%0.5%+7.5 pts
Median age33.241.8−8.6
Male51.2%46.5%+4.7 pts
Female48.8%53.5%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born2.8%0.0%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.0%91.9%−89.9 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%5.5%−3.1 pts
Asian3.7%1.6%+2.1 pts
Other91.5%1.0%+90.5 pts
Median household income$68,750$79,583−$10,833
Per capita income$27,876$32,096−$4,220
Poverty rate29.3%9.9%+19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.360+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%21.7%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree10.3%10.4%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.8%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation50.8%65.9%−15.0 pts
Median home value$200,000$114,500+$85,500
Median gross rent$811$856−$45
Owner-occupied48.7%82.1%−33.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.3%1.0%+23.3 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%33.3%−13.3 pts
Average commute20.123.9−3.8
Worked from home10.2%10.5%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%3.7%+0.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024