Bowman County, ND

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2022 Population

2,975

1.62% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Hoeven

Republican Party

US Senator

Kevin Cramer

Republican Party

US Representative

Kelly Armstrong

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.6

1.71% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10.7%

14.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$79,709

4.27% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$168,200

8.52% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bowman County, ND had a population of 2.98k people with a median age of 41.6 and a median household income of $79,709. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bowman County, ND declined from 3,024 to 2,975, a −1.62% decrease and its median household income grew from $76,447 to $79,709, a 4.27% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bowman County, ND are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.9%), White (Hispanic) (2.49%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.24%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.21%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.11%).

None of the households in Bowman County, ND reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Bowman County, ND are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bowman County, ND was $168,200, and the homeownership rate was 79%.

Most people in Bowman County, ND drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bowman County, ND was 2 cars per household.

Bowman County, ND borders Fallon County, MT, Adams County, ND, Slope County, ND, and Harding County, SD.

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United States North Dakota

Population & Diversity

Bowman County, ND is home to a population of 2.98k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.807% of Bowman County, ND residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

In 2022, there were 36.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.73k people) in Bowman County, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74 White (Hispanic) and 37 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.6% of Bowman County, ND residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bowman County, ND was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bowman County, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bowman County, ND

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.73k ± 10
White (Hispanic)
74 ± 58
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
37 ± 26

5.45%

Hispanic Population

162 people

5.45% of the people in Bowman County, ND are hispanic (162 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bowman County, ND as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.807%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

0.926%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

28 people

As of 2022, 0.807% of Bowman County, ND residents (24 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bowman County, ND was 0.926%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bowman County, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
45 ± 27
Gulf War (2001-)
34 ± 22
Gulf War (1990s)
28 ± 28

Bowman County, ND has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bowman County, ND employs 1.43k people. The largest industries in Bowman County, ND are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (240 people), Retail Trade (213 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (201 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($200,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($148,333), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($103,292).

Employment

Occupations

1.43k

2022 Value

± 145

−6.16%

1 Year decline

± 15.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bowman County, ND declined at a rate of −6.16%, from 1.53k employees to 1.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bowman County, ND, are Management Occupations (252 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (131 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (126 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bowman County, ND.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.43k

2022 Value

± 145

−6.16%

1 Year decline

± 15.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bowman County, ND declined at a rate of −6.16%, from 1.53k employees to 1.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bowman County, ND, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (240 people), Retail Trade (213 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (201 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bowman County, ND, though some of these residents may live in Bowman County, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,333

Median earning men ± $2,526

$34,803

Median earning women ± $4,773

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($149,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,556), and Manufacturing ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,094), Public Administration ($58,542), and Wholesale Trade ($51,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.83%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 428k people employed in North Dakota. This represents a 2.83% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Dakota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

16
Other Services (except Public Administration)
10
Finance and Insurance
10
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bowman County, ND went to Donald J. Trump with 84.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.81%).

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing the state of North Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Bowman County, ND is currently represented by Kelly Armstrong in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (84.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.81%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bowman County, ND for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Dakota

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John Hoeven

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Kevin Cramer

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing North Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Bowman County, ND

Kelly Armstrong

North Dakota at-large Representative

Republican Party

Bowman County, ND is currently represented by Kelly Armstrong (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Bowman County, ND have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.399% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.605% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (157k), Some college (149k), and Bachelors Degree (122k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bowman County, ND was $168,200 in 2022, which is 0.597 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $155,000 to $168,200, a 8.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Bowman County, ND is 79%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bowman County, ND have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bowman County, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$168,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,332

$939

Median Property Taxes

±$118

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bowman County, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bowman County, ND compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79%

Homeownership

2022

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 79% of the housing units in Bowman County, ND were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bowman County, ND compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9653
Census Tract 9652

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bowman County, ND colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,709

Median Household Income

± $8,246

1.19k

Number of Households

± 134

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.19k households in Bowman County, ND grew to $79,709 from the previous year's value of $76,447.

The following chart displays the households in Bowman County, ND distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bowman County, ND is from North Dakota.

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.433

2021 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2022, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.835% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Walked (9.7%)
Carpooled (6.94%)

In 2022, 74.5% of workers in Bowman County, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (9.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bowman County, ND have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.89% of the workforce in Bowman County, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bowman County, ND compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bowman County, ND distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bowman County, ND have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bowman County, ND (310 out of 2.89k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bowman County, ND is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.7% of the population of Bowman County, ND has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 4.1% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 24.5% on non-group plans, and 0.895% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

42.9%

Employer Coverage

4.1%

Medicaid

17.3%

Medicare

24.5%

Non-Group

0.895%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bowman County, ND grew by 36.6% from 7.56% to 10.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bowman County, ND changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.