Bismarck vs Menoken

A side-by-side comparison of Bismarck and Menoken: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bismarck has the higher population (74,146 vs 95 in Menoken). Menoken has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $77,608 in Bismarck). Bismarck has the higher median home value ($291,400 vs $283,300 in Menoken).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Menoken
Population	74,146	95
Median age	38.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,608	$108,125
Median home value	$291,400	$283,300
Median gross rent	$992	—
Housing units	34,852	43
Homeownership rate	65.8%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Menoken
Population	72,777 → 74,146 (+1.9%)	81 → 95 (+17.3%)
Median household income	$64,444 → $77,608 (+20.4%)	$76,250 → $108,125 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$245,300 → $291,400 (+18.8%)	$178,600 → $283,300 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $992 (+14.4%)	—

Bismarck

Population

72,77774,146

Median household income

$64,444$77,608

Median home value

$245,300$291,400

Median gross rent

$867$992

Menoken

Population

8195

Median household income

$76,250$108,125

Median home value

$178,600$283,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Menoken
Under 5	5.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	28.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	2.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	22.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.7%
75 and over	8.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Menoken
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Menoken
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	22.9%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Menoken
Drove alone	81.1%	90.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Menoken
1-unit, detached	47.2%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	16.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Menoken
Poverty rate	9.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1984	1991