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Bismarck Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bismarck Area is $32,197, which is about the same as the state average of $30,894 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Bismarck Area median household income is $62,375. On average Bismarck Area residents spend 17.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 16.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #46

Bismarck Area	32,197 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bismarck Area	34,240 USD
North Dakota	31,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bismarck Area	41,948 USD
North Dakota	39,027 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bismarck Area	28,231 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #44

Bismarck Area	62,375 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bismarck Area	77,818 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bismarck Area	21.66%
North Dakota	60.61%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Bismarck Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Dakota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bismarck Area		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.34%	$14,470, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.87%	$17,412, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.26%	$2,818, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.16%	$20,080, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bismarck Area	79,393 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bismarck Area	94,263 USD
North Dakota	90,140 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bismarck Area	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$64,322, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Black	$48,558, see rank	$29,012	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,179, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
Asian	$98,345, see rank	$44,537	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,841, see rank	$29,857	$37,170
One Race, Other	$48,750, see rank	$53,073	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,398, see rank	$39,351	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bismarck Area	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$42,264, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,016, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,132, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$37,842, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bismarck Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	95,594, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	47,197, 49.37%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	35,194, 74.57%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	155, 0.33%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	35,039, 74.24%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,796, 96.45%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,243, 3.55%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,003, 25.43%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	48,397, 50.63%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	33,624, 69.48%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	108, 0.22%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	33,516, 69.25%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	32,488, 96.93%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,028, 3.07%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,773, 30.52%, see rank	34.34%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bismarck Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	65,297, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	52,829, 80.91%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,383, 11.31%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	76, 0.12%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	1,298, 1.99%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	657, 1.01%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,054, 4.68%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bismarck Area	17.7 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bismarck Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,284	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	33,796, 50.99%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,251, 33.29%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,780, 11.18%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,496, 16.26%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	367, 1.09%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,813, 14.24%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,447, 16.12%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	32,488, 49.01%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,351, 41.10%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,187, 22.12%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,722, 33.00%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	32, 0.10%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	166, 0.51%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	976, 3.00%, see rank	4.20%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bismarck Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,284, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,211, 4.84%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	5,267, 7.95%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,027, 4.57%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,571, 2.37%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,946, 11.99%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,979, 6.00%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	1,146, 1.73%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,798, 5.73%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,431, 8.19%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,568, 26.50%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,949, 7.47%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,368, 8.10%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,023, 4.56%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bismarck Area	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,643	9.10%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,860	5.89%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.