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Burleigh County

North Dakota · 103,251 residents (2025 est.) · 1,633 sq mi
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Burleigh County is a county of 100,600 people in North Dakota. Few US counties rank higher on income. 31,184 more people live here than in 2000. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 18 minutes. Density works out to 62 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
100,600
+45%since 2000
from 69,416 in 2000
103,251 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
62 / sq mi
+31%since 2009
from 47 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.5
+7%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,633 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
56K68K80K93K105K19902000201020202024Burleigh County
2024101K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(5,711)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(5,831)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(7,712)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(7,212)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(6,173)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(13,182)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(13,897)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.8%(10,817)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(12,037)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(10,239)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(5,375)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(2,414)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$86,851
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,309 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,977
+125%since 2000
from $20,436 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.3%
+25.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.431
−1%since 2010
from 0.436 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services2.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction1.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$324,000
+93%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$998
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $446 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 68.0% in 2000
28.8% rent
Vacancy rate
5.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.34 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.35 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+37%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
75
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.6%(65,686)
Black0.2%(166)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(468)
Asian0.4%(271)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic84.9%(85,417)
Black1.9%(1,948)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(3,376)
Asian1%(983)
Other8.8%(8,876)
Diversity Score
34
+86%since 2009
from 18 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
Unchangedsince 2020
from 20 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.6%(1,653)
Colombian0.4%(370)
Puerto Rican0.3%(314)
Salvadoran0.2%(198)
Panamanian0.2%(155)
Spaniard0.1%(60)
Dominican0%(41)
Cuban0%(22)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(339)
Asian Indian0.2%(153)
Thai0.1%(119)
Kazakh0.1%(105)
Chinese0.1%(97)
Japanese0%(25)
Korean0%(22)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0.1%(146)
Samoan0%(21)
Ancestry
German43.8%(44,081)
Norwegian13.6%(13,648)
Irish7.5%(7,553)
English5.1%(5,084)
Russian4.3%(4,325)
American2.7%(2,719)
Swedish2.5%(2,493)
French2%(1,998)
Scottish1.2%(1,248)
Dutch1.1%(1,150)
Polish1.1%(1,085)
Italian0.9%(906)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Finnish0.9%(885)
Danish0.9%(856)
Czech0.8%(792)
Ukrainian0.5%(540)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(454)
Hungarian0.4%(411)
West Indian0.3%(313)
British0.3%(268)
Arab0.2%(209)
Welsh0.2%(205)
Ghanaian0.2%(178)
Swiss0.2%(167)
Haitian0.2%(164)
Jamaican0.1%(142)
Romanian0.1%(120)
Austrian0.1%(117)
Canadian0.1%(116)
Somali0.1%(115)
Syrian0.1%(109)
Belgian0.1%(107)
Kenyan0.1%(87)
Lebanese0.1%(84)
Croatian0.1%(81)
Greek0.1%(60)
Portuguese0.1%(54)
Slovak0%(44)
Latvian0%(25)
Slovene0%(24)
Ethiopian0%(24)
Armenian0%(20)
Jordanian0%(16)
Bulgarian0%(14)
Serbian0%(12)
Barbadian0%(11)
Israeli0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.1%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 28.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.9%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 87.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.0%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.5 min
+71%since 2000
from 10.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 80.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.8%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 2.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
3.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 9.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.0%
+8.4 ptssince 2017
from 80.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 95.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.3%(15,196)
Married53%(21,570)
Widowed2.8%(1,152)
Divorced6.8%(2,782)
Women 15+
Never married27.7%(11,253)
Married51.1%(20,784)
Widowed9.6%(3,887)
Divorced11.6%(4,722)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
82.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.1%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 25.9% 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)28.1%(1,439)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.8%(1,730)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(1,407)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(372)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(53)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,112 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Burleigh County, North Dakota?

Burleigh County, North Dakota has about 100,600 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Burleigh County, North Dakota?

The typical household in Burleigh County, North Dakota earns about $86,851 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Burleigh County, North Dakota expensive?

In Burleigh County, North Dakota, the median home is worth about $324,000, and the typical rent is about $998 a month.

How educated are people in Burleigh County, North Dakota?

About 39.1% of adults age 25 and over in Burleigh County, North Dakota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Burleigh County, North Dakota?

About 7.9% of people in Burleigh County, North Dakota live below the federal poverty line.

Has Burleigh County, North Dakota grown since 1990?

Yes, Burleigh County, North Dakota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 40,469 residents, a change of about 67 percent over that period.

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