Bismarck vs Farmington

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

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

Farmington has the higher population (17,999 vs 1,560 in Bismarck). Farmington has the higher median household income ($49,882 vs $41,550 in Bismarck). Farmington has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $108,000 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Farmington
Population	1,560	17,999
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$49,882
Median home value	$108,000	$187,500
Median gross rent	$683	$856
Housing units	735	7,054
Homeownership rate	62.5%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Farmington
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	18,515 → 17,999 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$45,528 → $49,882 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$134,200 → $187,500 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$700 → $856 (+22.3%)

Bismarck

Population

1,4531,560

Median household income

$36,641$41,550

Median home value

$78,900$108,000

Median gross rent

$752$683

Farmington

Population

18,51517,999

Median household income

$45,528$49,882

Median home value

$134,200$187,500

Median gross rent

$700$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Farmington
Under 5	10.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	23.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.3%
75 and over	4.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Farmington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Farmington
No high school diploma	20.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Farmington
Drove alone	82.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Farmington
1-unit, detached	77.8%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	16.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Farmington
Poverty rate	19.1%	19.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1971	1987