Burleigh County, North Dakota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 98,986
Median household income: $84,948
Median home value: $314,700

Burleigh County is a county in North Dakota with a population of 98,986. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $84,948 is above the North Dakota median ($75,949).

From 2019 to 2023, Burleigh County's population grew 4.4% from 94,793 to 98,986, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $71,524 to $84,948.

The median resident is 38.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,986
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $84,948
Median home value: $314,700
Median gross rent: $996
Housing units: 43,387
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

94,79398,986

Median household income

$71,524$84,948

Median home value

$263,600$314,700

Median gross rent

$871$996

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	94,793	$71,524	$263,600	$871
2020	95,509	$72,974	$266,800	$880
2021	97,895	$76,043	$274,200	$909
2022	98,443	$82,141	$302,300	$975
2023	98,986	$84,948	$314,700	$996

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,077	6.1%
5 to 17	17,176	17.4%
18 to 24	8,918	9.0%
25 to 34	13,244	13.4%
35 to 44	13,480	13.6%
45 to 54	10,500	10.6%
55 to 64	12,383	12.5%
65 to 74	9,873	10.0%
75 and over	7,335	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84,828	85.7%
Black or African American	1,749	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,635	3.7%
Asian	839	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	260	0.3%
Some other race	172	0.2%
Two or more races	4,259	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,244	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,211	4.8%
High school graduate	15,179	22.7%
Some college or associate's	22,553	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	17,998	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,874	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,076	80.1%
Carpooled	4,356	8.7%
Public transit	87	0.2%
Walked	1,008	2.0%
Bicycle	150	0.3%
Worked from home	4,032	8.1%
Other means	352	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,117	48.1%
15 to 29 min	18,531	40.3%
30 to 44 min	2,724	5.9%
45 to 59 min	695	1.5%
60+ min	1,962	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 8.2% (7,801 of 94,986)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,587	60.9%
Nonfamily households	15,774	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,361	93.0%
Vacant	3,026	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,885	71.6%
Renter-occupied	11,476	28.4%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units13.2%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,232	55.9%
1-unit, attached	3,864	8.9%
2 to 4 units	2,479	5.7%
5 to 19 units	3,905	9.0%
20 or more units	5,733	13.2%
Mobile home & other	3,174	7.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 38015
State: North Dakota
Land area: 1,633 sq mi
Water area: 36 sq mi
Center point: 46.9788, -100.4695