Bowbells vs Lignite

A side-by-side comparison of Bowbells and Lignite: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowbells and Lignite are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowbells has the higher population (267 vs 166 in Lignite). Lignite has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $80,938 in Bowbells). Bowbells has the higher median home value ($113,600 vs $91,100 in Lignite).

Population, income & housing

	Bowbells	Lignite
Population	267	166
Median age	50.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$80,938	$98,125
Median home value	$113,600	$91,100
Median gross rent	$525	$817
Housing units	214	76
Homeownership rate	73.6%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowbells	Lignite
Population	320 → 267 (-16.6%)	203 → 166 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $80,938 (-3.4%)	$62,500 → $98,125 (+57.0%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $113,600 (+33.6%)	$111,200 → $91,100 (-18.1%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $525 (-23.4%)	$594 → $817 (+37.5%)

Bowbells

Population

320267

Median household income

$83,750$80,938

Median home value

$85,000$113,600

Median gross rent

$685$525

Lignite

Population

203166

Median household income

$62,500$98,125

Median home value

$111,200$91,100

Median gross rent

$594$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowbells	Lignite
Under 5	3.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.2%
25 to 34	18.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	3.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	24.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	14.5%
75 and over	9.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowbells	Lignite
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowbells	Lignite
No high school diploma	4.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	41.3%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowbells	Lignite
Drove alone	78.5%	58.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.3%	29.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowbells	Lignite
1-unit, detached	78.0%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Bowbells	Lignite
Poverty rate	4.1%	4.8%
Average household size	1.85	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	32	11
Median year structure built	1966	1964