Bismarck vs East Lynn

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

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

Bismarck has the higher population (510 vs 394 in East Lynn). East Lynn has the higher median household income ($238,281 vs $76,875 in Bismarck). East Lynn has the higher median home value ($588,500 vs $110,300 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	East Lynn
Population	510	394
Median age	42.5 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$238,281
Median home value	$110,300	$588,500
Median gross rent	$817	—
Housing units	223	132
Homeownership rate	86.2%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	East Lynn
Population	616 → 510 (-17.2%)	379 → 394 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $76,875 (+17.1%)	$200,771 → $238,281 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $110,300 (+15.4%)	$587,800 → $588,500 (+0.1%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $817 (+8.9%)	—

Bismarck

Population

616510

Median household income

$65,625$76,875

Median home value

$95,600$110,300

Median gross rent

$750$817

East Lynn

Population

379394

Median household income

$200,771$238,281

Median home value

$587,800$588,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	East Lynn
Under 5	5.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	20.0%	47.2%
18 to 24	4.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	5.8%
45 to 54	17.6%	5.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	39.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	0.0%
75 and over	8.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	East Lynn
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	East Lynn
No high school diploma	1.4%	10.1%
High school graduate	19.3%	4.0%
Some college or associate's	57.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	East Lynn
Drove alone	87.7%	95.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	East Lynn
1-unit, detached	95.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	East Lynn
Poverty rate	10.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1970	2013