Bismarck vs Leadington

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

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

Bismarck has the higher population (1,560 vs 842 in Leadington). Bismarck has the higher median household income ($41,550 vs $36,402 in Leadington). Leadington has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $108,000 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Leadington
Population	1,560	842
Median age	33.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$36,402
Median home value	$108,000	$175,000
Median gross rent	$683	$742
Housing units	735	455
Homeownership rate	62.5%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Leadington
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	621 → 842 (+35.6%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$35,852 → $36,402 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$84,400 → $175,000 (+107.3%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$659 → $742 (+12.6%)

Bismarck

Population

1,4531,560

Median household income

$36,641$41,550

Median home value

$78,900$108,000

Median gross rent

$752$683

Leadington

Population

621842

Median household income

$35,852$36,402

Median home value

$84,400$175,000

Median gross rent

$659$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Leadington
Under 5	10.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	17.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	4.9%
75 and over	4.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Leadington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Leadington
No high school diploma	20.4%	10.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Leadington
Drove alone	82.3%	77.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	12.3%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Leadington
1-unit, detached	77.8%	31.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Leadington
Poverty rate	19.1%	19.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1971	2004