Bismarck vs Desloge

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

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

Desloge has the higher population (4,870 vs 1,560 in Bismarck). Desloge has the higher median household income ($63,018 vs $41,550 in Bismarck). Desloge has the higher median home value ($112,800 vs $108,000 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Desloge
Population	1,560	4,870
Median age	33.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$63,018
Median home value	$108,000	$112,800
Median gross rent	$683	$626
Housing units	735	2,400
Homeownership rate	62.5%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Desloge
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	4,886 → 4,870 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$44,317 → $63,018 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$95,000 → $112,800 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$587 → $626 (+6.6%)

Bismarck

Population

1,4531,560

Median household income

$36,641$41,550

Median home value

$78,900$108,000

Median gross rent

$752$683

Desloge

Population

4,8864,870

Median household income

$44,317$63,018

Median home value

$95,000$112,800

Median gross rent

$587$626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Desloge
Under 5	10.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	12.8%
75 and over	4.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Desloge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Desloge
No high school diploma	20.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Desloge
Drove alone	82.3%	82.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Desloge
1-unit, detached	77.8%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Desloge
Poverty rate	19.1%	15.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1971	1980