Bismarck vs Donaldson

A side-by-side comparison of Bismarck and Donaldson: population, income, housing, and more.

Bismarck and Donaldson are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Donaldson has the higher population (376 vs 61 in Bismarck). Since 2019, Donaldson's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -88.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Donaldson
Population	61	376
Median age	57.6 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,188
Median home value	—	$56,600
Median gross rent	—	$926
Housing units	31	146
Homeownership rate	67.7%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Donaldson
Population	535 → 61 (-88.6%)	297 → 376 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$75,515 → $63,831 (-15.5%)	$36,625 → $42,188 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $117,100 (+0.8%)	$45,000 → $56,600 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$488 → $926 (+89.8%)

Bismarck

Population

53561

Median household income

$75,515$63,831

Median home value

$116,200$117,100

Donaldson

Population

297376

Median household income

$36,625$42,188

Median home value

$45,000$56,600

Median gross rent

$488$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Donaldson
Under 5	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	33.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	70.5%	16.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.0%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Donaldson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Donaldson
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	0.0%	69.7%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Donaldson
Drove alone	18.9%	30.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	65.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	41.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Donaldson
1-unit, detached	32.3%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	67.7%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Donaldson
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.6%
Average household size	1.97	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1984