Metro area · CBSA 13900

Bismarck

The Bismarck, ND metro area has 136,216 people. Median rent is $1,021, 14.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Burleigh County at $1,067. Of the 8 places we track here, Center has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$85,156

Median home value

$306,400

Unemployment

2.1%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,067

HUD, Burleigh County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Bismarck	75,556	$999	15.3%
Mandan	24,522	$1,083	18.1%
Lincoln	4,381	$950	13.0%
New Salem	780	$871	15.0%
Glen Ullin	701	$750	17.9%
Hebron	677	$873	16.5%
Wilton	607	$838	12.6%
Center	562	$564	8.8%

Nearby metro areas

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Billings
Casper
Minneapolis
Duluth

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.