Burleigh County, North Dakota (ND)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

Burleigh County:	8.5%
North Dakota:	11.2%

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	11.9%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

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Races in Burleigh County, North Dakota:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 33,918	(48.9%)
Females: 35,498	(51.1%)

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Burleigh County:	2.4 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

This county	$48,980
North Dakota:	$41,030

Burleigh County	$128,295
North Dakota:	$88,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 103
• Auto thefts: 23

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 15

Area name: Bismarck, ND MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burleigh County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bismarck, Lincoln, Michigan City, Wing, Regan.

2005 air pollution in Burleigh County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 6.5 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 17 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Emmons County , Kidder County , McLean County , Morton County , Oliver County , Sheridan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Burleigh County: Black Leg Ranch (A), Cromwell Townhall (B), Grass Lake Townhall (C), Harriet Townhall (D), Canfield Townhall (E), Lein Townhall (F), Ghylin Townhall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Burleigh County include: Alta Church (A), Annunciation Priory (B), Apostolic Church (C), Glendale Church (D), Glencoe Sloan Church (E), Johns Lake Church (F), Saint Hildegard Church (G), Mission Free Church (H), Sunne Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Aholan Cemetery (1), Stewartsdale Cemetery (2), Sterling Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Baldwin Cemetery (5), Driscoll Cemetery (6), Rosehill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pelican Lake (A), Florence Lake (B), Harriet Lake (C), Lonetree Lake (D), Cottonwood Lake (E), Twin Lakes (F), Clear Lake (G), Canfield Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Random Creek (A), Long Lake Creek (B), Apple Creek (C), Hay Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Burleigh County include: Driscoll Sibley Park (1), Kimball Recreation Area (2), General Sibley Park Area (3), Eagles Park (4), Sibley Nature Park (5), Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge (6), Bunker Lake State Game Management Area (7), McKenzie Slough State Game Management Area (8), Arena State Game Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.1%
North Dakota:	2.6%

Current college students: 4,801
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,026 (54% naturalized citizens)

Burleigh County:	1.5%
Whole state:	1.9%

Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,681
• One, attached: 1,460
• Two: 1,231
• 3 or 4: 979
• 5 to 9: 1,754
• 10 to 19: 1,918
• 20 or more: 2,926
• Mobile homes: 3,052
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Burleigh County with a mortgage: 9,853 (981 second mortgage, 1,251 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,892

Burleigh County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/1/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 31,032 (83%) Carpooled: 3,356 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 95 (0%) Subway or elevated: 20 (0%) Taxi: 51 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 57 (0%) Walked: 964 (3%) Other means: 155 (0%) Worked at home: 1,476 (4%)

7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)

Burleigh County:	0.05%
North Dakota average:	0.22%

5.19% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($20,228 average AGI)
2.50% relocated from other states ($11,847 average AGI)

Burleigh County:	2.50%
North Dakota average:	3.54%

from Morton County, ND	1.53% ($28,790 average AGI)
from Cass County, ND	0.55% ($33,766)
from Ward County, ND	0.37% ($32,795)
from McLean County, ND	0.28% ($38,329)
from Grand Forks County, ND	0.24% ($24,466)
from Stark County, ND	0.24% ($28,236)
from Mercer County, ND	0.22% ($26,818)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,147 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($74 average AGI)

Burleigh County:	0.04%
North Dakota average:	0.16%

3.71% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($20,724 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($17,349 average AGI)

Burleigh County:	2.80%
North Dakota average:	4.16%

to Morton County, ND	1.53% ($45,674 average AGI)
to Cass County, ND	0.66% ($30,610)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.19% ($33,321)
to Ward County, ND	0.19% ($32,446)
to Grand Forks County, ND	0.17% ($23,745)
to McLean County, ND	0.13% ($33,026)
to Stutsman County, ND	0.11% ($36,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,252 (8,897 aged, 1,355 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 55,496 (14,929 male householders, 3,379 female householders)

  15,319 spouses, 19,834 children (18,473 natural, 500 adopted, 861 stepchildren), 369 grandchildren, 330 brothers or sisters, 183 parents, 394 other relatives, 759 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,389 (3,973 male householders (2,969 living alone)), 5,456 female householders (4,805 living alone)), 1,960 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,531 (1,416 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,276 2-persons, 3,984 3-persons, 3,845 4-persons, 1,632 5-persons, 441 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,774 1-person, 1,387 2-persons, 230 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

92.9% of residents of Burleigh County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $693,930,000 ($9560 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $63,064,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $169,073,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $76,879,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,413,000
Federal grants: $338,419,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,725,000 ($2,444,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $82,421,000 ($31,565,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $878,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,481,000
Federal Government insurance: $76,581,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.84 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	6.9
State:	6.4

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

55% of Burleigh County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in North Dakota.

Burleigh County:	55.0%
State average:	57.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 54117
• Northeast: 745
• Midwest: 8111
• South: 1132
• West: 4027

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,600

Here:	11.9%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Here:	16.2%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Here:	36.0%
North Dakota:	10.5%