What is the population of Bismarck city?

Bismarck city has 74,146 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 406 in North Dakota.

What is the median household income in Bismarck city?

Median household income in Bismarck city is $77,608 a year, 1.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bismarck city?

Median gross rent is $992 a month and the median home value is $291,400, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.

Is Bismarck city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bismarck city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Bismarck, ND population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Bismarck, North Dakota (Bismarck, ND — Census place “Bismarck city”) is 74,146 residents, ranking #2 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $77,608, the median home is worth $291,400 and median gross rent runs $992 a month. Looking for the Bismarck North Dakota ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Bismarck, ND: 58501, 58503, 58504, 58505.

Population: 74,146Bismarck city residents
Median household income: $77,608Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $291,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $992Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65.8%Owner-occupied households

Bismarck ZIP codes (North Dakota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bismarck.

The Bismarck ND ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Bismarck city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bismarck city median would spend about 15.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 65.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Bismarck city, ND in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Bismarck city is a small city in North Dakota, with 74,146 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #2 of 406 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 38.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Bismarck city earn a median of $77,608 a year, 1.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% above the $68,472 median for the 51 North Dakota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Bismarck city is valued at $291,400, 4% below the national figure and 57% above the $185,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $992 a month, 29.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Bismarck city?: Bismarck city has 74,146 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 406 in North Dakota.
What is the median household income in Bismarck city?: Median household income in Bismarck city is $77,608 a year, 1.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bismarck city?: Median gross rent is $992 a month and the median home value is $291,400, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.
Is Bismarck city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bismarck city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Bismarck city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.