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Bismarck, ND vs Bloomington, MN

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- Household income in Bloomington, is 15% more than it is in Bismarck and is 14% above the National Average.
- Bismarck unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Bloomington unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Bismarck, NDBloomington, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,349  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,582$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,494  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bismarck, NDBloomington, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bismarck, NDBloomington, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.6%13.1%
Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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