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Bismarck, ND
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Bismarck profile


Living in Bismarck



Bismarck is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 74,445 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Bismarck is the second largest community in North Dakota.

Bismarck real estate is some of the most expensive in North Dakota, although Bismarck house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Bismarck has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.15 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Bismarck citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.37% of adults in Bismarck have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bismarck in 2018 was $43,144, which is wealthy relative to North Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,576 for a family of four. However, Bismarck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bismarck is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bismarck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bismarck residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bismarck include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Bismarck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.