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Burleigh County, ND

Demographic and economic profile of Burleigh County, ND, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Burleigh County, the seat of North Dakota's state government, has a labor force drawn from a county of 103,107 residents that grew 5.6% over five years, with 38.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of just 3.1%. Median worker earnings stand at $50,043 against a median household income of $86,851, with housing costs remaining relatively contained at a $314,700 median home value and $996 median monthly rent. A 71.6% homeownership rate, 17.5-minute mean commute, and 8.2% poverty rate round out a workforce profile defined by high labor force participation (66.4%) and a GDP per capita of $57,173.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

103,107

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$86,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.6% since 2018

Burleigh County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone86,404 (85.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,500 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,166 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,045 (3.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,029 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone991 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,284
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic819
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)383
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)312
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic276

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,112

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$57,173

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,873

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,945
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)5,581
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,512
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)4,418
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,099

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations22,368
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,653
  3. 3.Service Occupations8,084
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,507
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,980

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.86×)4,409
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.79×)1,434
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)3,573
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)1,403
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.15×)4,012

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$314,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$996/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,236 (24.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,186 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,934 (13.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,559 (12.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,526 (12.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999891 (3.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,043

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone40,737 (79.2%)
  • Carpooled4,531 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home4,504 (8.8%)
  • Walked1,054 (2.0%)
  • Other326 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle133 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.