Bismarck: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 54,811 (Burleigh County)

1990: 83,831 (MSA)

2000: 94,719 (MSA)

Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.0%

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 260th

City Residents

1980: 44,485

1990: 49,256

2000: 55,532

2003 estimate: 56,344

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.1%

U.S. rank in 1990: 527th

U.S. rank in 2000: 620th

Density: 2,065.2 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 52,634

Black or African American: 156

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,884

Asian: 251

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 15

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 415

Other: 95

Percent of residents born in state: 77.4% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 3,356

Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,431

Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,790

Population 15 to 19 years old: 4,308

Population 20 to 24 years old: 4,380

Population 25 to 34 years old: 7,339

Population 35 to 44 years old: 8,842

Population 45 to 54 years old: 7,815

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,545

Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,084

Population 65 to 74 years old: 3,888

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,631

Population 85 years and older: 1,123

Median age: 36.5 years

Births (2001) Total number: 865 (Burleigh County)

Deaths (2001) Total number: 481 (Burleigh County; the infant death rate was 7.8 per 1,000 live births)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $20,789

Median household income: $39,422

Total households: 23,163

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 2,065

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,682

$15,000 to $24,999: 3,255

$25,000 to $34,999: 3,337

$35,000 to $49,999: 4,102

$50,000 to $74,999: 4,910

$75,000 to $99,999: 2,129

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,102

$150,000 to $199,999: 286

$200,000 or more: 295

Percent of families below poverty level: 5.7% (59.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,698