County profile
Burleigh County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#537 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
47,601
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,218
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
103,251
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.2%
Median HH income
$86.9k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
39.1%±1.8%
Poverty rate
7.9%±0.9%
Business applications
1,058 · 2025
Retail establishments
380
37.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Everus Construction Group, Inc.Industrials$3.7B56C2Knife River CorporationBasic Materials$3.1B62C3MDU Resources Group, Inc.Utilities$1.9B52D4BNCCORP, Inc.Financial Services$57.2M48DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care34%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction11%
Other services9%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
103,251
residents · 2025 · +4.7% since 2020
Income per capita $75.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,662
International migration+1,765
Natural change+1,221
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.1B2019
$5.9B2020
$6.5B2021
$6.9B2022
$7.4B2023
$7.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$324.0k±$7.4k
Median gross rent
$998/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
5.7%±1.0%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$100.2M
303 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 100Hail 99Cold wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5542016
5582017
5592018
5662019
5732020
6052021
6602022
7072023
7362024
7612025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 20216092021
5142022
2002023
2582024
3032025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
17.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
557.6 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
31.0 km
BISMARCK MUNI
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.9k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Burleigh?
Burleigh's economy produced $7.8B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.