One of the benefits of Bismarck is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.15 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Bismarck citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.37% of adults in Bismarck have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bismarck in 2022 was $43,144, which is wealthy relative to North Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,576 for a family of four. However, Bismarck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bismarck is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bismarck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bismarck residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bismarck include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Bismarck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
