People QuickFacts Bismarck North Dakota Population, 2011 estimate 62,665 684,740 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 61,274 672,591 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.3% 1.8% 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, percent, 2007-2011 82.5% 83.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 1.3% 2.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 4.8% 5.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 92.3% 90.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 32.3% 26.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 5,100 54,920 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 16.5 16.3  Housing units, 2010 28,648 317,498 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.5% 66.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 36.7% 25.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $151,400 $118,200 Households, 2007-2011 26,974 278,669 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.19 2.30 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,503 $27,305 Median household income, 2007-2011 $50,062 $49,415 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 10.6% 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