Burke County, North Dakota

Burke County has a population of 2,156 and has shrunk 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,100, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $91,591.

Home price
$158,100
Income
$91,591
Population
2,156
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$158,100county
Median gross rent$684county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198073.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$665county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,101county
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$91,591county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate5.9%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 home10.3%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.0%county
Share of workers employed by government28.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$135,835county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport99735county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station31 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%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 higher22.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment408county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible18.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution54 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.0%county
Frequent mental distress12.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.6%county

Place

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

Population2,156county
Land area in square miles1,104county
People per square mile of land2.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store74.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person33.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls92.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents727county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in34county
Households that moved away47county
Average income of arriving households$77,588county
Average income of departing households$61,702county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature40.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing184 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days130 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 16county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh7.9¢county
Household electricity use1,422 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.3%county
Homes heated by propane32.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.7%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband93.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.9county
Landslide risk25.5county
Hail risk15.7county
Earthquake risk0.9county
Tornado risk9.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.5county
Winter weather risk50.0county
Strong wind risk6.1county
Wildfire risk46.9county

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 Burke 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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