Bismarck vs Bonne Terre

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

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

Bonne Terre has the higher population (6,773 vs 1,560 in Bismarck). Bismarck has the higher median household income ($41,550 vs $39,767 in Bonne Terre). Bonne Terre has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $108,000 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
Population	1,560	6,773
Median age	33.7 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$39,767
Median home value	$108,000	$120,400
Median gross rent	$683	$585
Housing units	735	1,991
Homeownership rate	62.5%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	7,165 → 6,773 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$47,833 → $39,767 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$89,400 → $120,400 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$716 → $585 (-18.3%)

Bismarck

Population

1,4531,560

Median household income

$36,641$41,550

Median home value

$78,900$108,000

Median gross rent

$752$683

Bonne Terre

Population

7,1656,773

Median household income

$47,833$39,767

Median home value

$89,400$120,400

Median gross rent

$716$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
Under 5	10.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	7.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	21.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	17.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.6%
75 and over	4.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	75.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
No high school diploma	20.4%	20.2%
High school graduate	36.1%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
Drove alone	82.3%	73.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	2.3%
Other means	1.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
1-unit, detached	77.8%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	17.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Bonne Terre
Poverty rate	19.1%	28.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1971	1963