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Bismarck, ND MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,896
  equals Births 8,791
  less Deaths 4,895
Net Migration 9,991
  equals net International Migration 192
  plus net Domestic Migration 9,799

The population of the Bismarck, ND MSA changed from 115,293 on 2010 to 129,517 in 2015 -- a change of 14,224 (12.34%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (9,991) exceeded natural change (3,896); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Bismarck, ND MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Burleigh County, ND38015P0000001 81,729 83,312 85,815 88,474 90,521 92,991 11,262 13.78
Morton County, ND38059P0000001 27,577 27,725 28,042 29,016 29,833 30,310 2,733 9.91
Oliver County, ND38065P0000001 1,836 1,847 1,835 1,867 1,848 1,846 10 0.54
Sioux County, ND38085P0000001 4,151 4,253 4,355 4,455 4,466 4,370 219 5.28
Total P0000001 115,293 117,137 120,047 123,812 126,668 129,517 14,224 12.34
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Burleigh County, ND38015B0000001 1,188 1,105 1,197 1,187 1,321 1,278 6,088 
Morton County, ND38059B0000001 412 374 396 438 449 459 2,116 
Oliver County, ND38065B0000001 24 18 20 17 27 21 103 
Sioux County, ND38085B0000001 92 93 103 100 92 96 484 
Total B0000001 1,716 1,590 1,716 1,742 1,889 1,854 8,791 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Burleigh County, ND38015D0000001 652 665 646 656 677 681 3,325 
Morton County, ND38059D0000001 352 249 268 259 267 236 1,279 
Oliver County, ND38065D0000001 28 11 13 10 12 6 52 
Sioux County, ND38085D0000001 60 38 34 57 41 69 239 
Total D0000001 1,092 963 961 982 997 992 4,895 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Burleigh County, ND38015NC000001 536 440 551 531 644 597 2,763 
Morton County, ND38059NC000001 60 125 128 179 182 223 837 
Oliver County, ND38065NC000001 -4 7 7 7 15 15 51 
Sioux County, ND38085NC000001 32 55 69 43 51 27 245 
Total NC000001 624 627 755 760 892 862 3,896 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Burleigh County, ND38015MI000001 24 22 44 35 38 38 177 
Morton County, ND38059MI000001 -4 -2 -1 1 2 2 2 
Oliver County, ND38065MI000001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Sioux County, ND38085MI000001 0 1 3 3 3 3 13 
Total MI000001 20 21 46 39 43 43 192 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Burleigh County, ND38015MD000001 1,096 1,014 1,878 2,092 1,329 1,735 8,048 
Morton County, ND38059MD000001 356 25 191 759 610 241 1,826 
Oliver County, ND38065MD000001 -36 -1 -18 32 -36 -5 -28 
Sioux County, ND38085MD000001 -36 42 30 56 -53 -122 -47 
Total MD000001 1,380 1,080 2,081 2,939 1,850 1,849 9,799 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Burleigh County, ND38015MN000001 1,120 1,036 1,922 2,127 1,367 1,773 8,225 
Morton County, ND38059MN000001 352 23 190 760 612 243 1,828 
Oliver County, ND38065MN000001 -36 -1 -18 32 -36 -5 -28 
Sioux County, ND38085MN000001 -36 43 33 59 -50 -119 -34 
Total MN000001 1,400 1,101 2,127 2,978 1,893 1,892 9,991 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Burleigh County, ND38015GQ000001 2,782 2,945 2,946 3,021 3,286 3,417 635 22.83
Morton County, ND38059GQ000001 598 607 597 688 687 699 101 16.89
Oliver County, ND38065GQ000001 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0.00
Sioux County, ND38085GQ000001 44 44 44 44 44 44 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 3,426 3,598 3,589 3,755 4,019 4,162 736 21.48

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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