COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Burke County

North Dakota · 3,002 residents · 1,104 sq mi

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Burke County is a county of 3,002 people in North Dakota. At a median age of 42.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $20,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 760 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,002

+34%vs 2000

vs 2,242 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 47.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,104 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(138)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(210)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(189)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.3%(69)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(351)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(395)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(293)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(402)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(285)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(74)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,160

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,330 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,176

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,026 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.4%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,100

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $285 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99%(2,220)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(8)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(2,982)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(11)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.5%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(32)

Central American1%(22)

Honduran1%(22)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.1%(24)

Filipino0.7%(16)

Okinawan0.1%(3)

Japanese0.1%(2)

Ancestry

Norwegian32.1%(691)

German21.3%(459)

Swedish7%(151)

American6.3%(135)

Irish6.1%(131)

English4.7%(101)

French4%(87)

Danish2.9%(63)

Italian2.9%(62)

Subsaharan African1.7%(37)

Nigerian1.7%(37)

Czech1.4%(30)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(11)

Dutch0.5%(10)

French Canadian0.5%(10)

Belgian0.2%(5)

Hungarian0.2%(5)

Polish0.2%(5)

British0.2%(4)

Finnish0.2%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(3)

Canadian0.1%(2)

Ukrainian0.1%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest German population · Largest Swedish population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.9%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.6 min

+119%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(230)

Married61.5%(506)

Widowed1.2%(10)

Divorced9.4%(77)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(151)

Married63.6%(541)

Widowed11.6%(99)

Divorced7.1%(60)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 87.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.3%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)6.8%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 74 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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