Bowman County, North Dakota

Bowman County has a population of 2,906 and has shrunk 7.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,900, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $72,109.

Home price
$164,900
Income
$72,109
Population
2,906
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$164,900county
Median gross rent$765county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198066.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$796county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,214county
Home insurance / yr$2,982(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.4(statewide)
Median household income$72,109county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate13.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.0%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$86,213county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.09%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport26146county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station137 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment643county
Students per full-time teacher9.9county
Free lunch eligible19.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution57 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.0%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,906county
Land area in square miles1,162county
People per square mile of land2.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-7.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.5%county
Share of households that are one person41.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls89.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents401county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-16county
Households that moved in47county
Households that moved away40county
Average income of arriving households$62,787county
Average income of departing households$124,400county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate254(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing181 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4acounty
Frost-free days139 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use966 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.0%county
Homes heated by propane21.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband89.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk2.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.5county
Landslide risk7.4county
Hail risk40.1county
Earthquake risk7.7county
Tornado risk11.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk6.8county
Winter weather risk58.8county
Strong wind risk13.7county
Wildfire risk56.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bowman County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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