Bowman County , North Dakota
Population: 2,935 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $83,773 Home $176,400 Rent $869/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Bowman County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $176,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Bowman County in the bottom 2% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$83,773
Median Income
household
$176,400
Home Value
median
$869/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $83,773 |
| Per Capita Income | $40,067 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.5% |
| Median Home Value | $176,400 |
| Median Gross Rent | $869/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 83.0% |
| Renter Occupied | 17.0% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 2,935 |
| Median Age | 42.7 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 27.3% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
36.3%
Obesity
11.4%
Diabetes
14.5%
Smoking
29.0%
High Blood Pressure
22.2%
No Physical Activity
19.2%
Depression
33.7%
Insufficient Sleep
76.6%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 2.1 · 2th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
11.51
🔥 Wildfire
56.71
❄️ Winter Storm
58.75
🌍 Earthquake
7.73
☀️ Drought
25.51
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