People QuickFacts	Bismarck	North Dakota
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	62,665	683,932
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	61,274	672,591
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	2.3%	1.7%
 	Population, 2010    	61,272	672,591
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.4%	6.6%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	20.8%	22.3%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	15.4%	14.5%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.4%	49.5% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	92.4%	90.0%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.7%	1.2%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	4.5%	5.4%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.6%	1.0%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	1.5%	1.8%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	1.3%	2.0%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	91.6%	88.9% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	83.1%	82.9%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	1.4%	2.4%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	5.0%	5.4%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	91.4%	89.4%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	31.9%	26.3%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	14.5	16.0 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	64.8%	66.6%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	36.9%	25.9%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$144,800	$111,300
 	Households, 2006-2010    	26,726	276,642
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.18	2.29
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$27,983	$25,803
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$47,560	$46,781
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	10.7%	12.3%

   	Business QuickFacts	Bismarck	North Dakota
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	6,424	61,546
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.3%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	0.7%	1.6%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.7%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.5%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	24.3%	24.8% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	D	11,349,799
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	845,902	13,099,348
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,377,021	10,527,300
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$23,156	$16,495
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	166,912	1,214,201

   	Geography QuickFacts	Bismarck	North Dakota
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	30.85	69,000.80
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,986.4	9.7
 	FIPS Code    	07200	38
 	Counties    	Burleigh County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts