Bertrand vs East Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Bertrand and East Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Bertrand and East Prairie are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Prairie has the higher population (2,930 vs 707 in Bertrand). Bertrand has the higher median household income ($55,568 vs $31,159 in East Prairie). Bertrand has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $58,000 in East Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Bertrand	East Prairie
Population	707	2,930
Median age	52.3 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,568	$31,159
Median home value	$92,500	$58,000
Median gross rent	$620	$825
Housing units	307	1,520
Homeownership rate	68.4%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bertrand	East Prairie
Population	838 → 707 (-15.6%)	3,006 → 2,930 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$32,969 → $55,568 (+68.5%)	$25,000 → $31,159 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $92,500 (+38.7%)	$69,600 → $58,000 (-16.7%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $620 (+11.1%)	$554 → $825 (+48.9%)

Bertrand

Population

838707

Median household income

$32,969$55,568

Median home value

$66,700$92,500

Median gross rent

$558$620

East Prairie

Population

3,0062,930

Median household income

$25,000$31,159

Median home value

$69,600$58,000

Median gross rent

$554$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bertrand	East Prairie
Under 5	7.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	5.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	13.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	5.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	14.0%
75 and over	14.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bertrand	East Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bertrand	East Prairie
No high school diploma	24.8%	27.4%
High school graduate	48.3%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bertrand	East Prairie
Drove alone	84.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	5.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bertrand	East Prairie
1-unit, detached	53.7%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	25.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Bertrand	East Prairie
Poverty rate	17.1%	30.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1976	1972