Bismarck vs Leadwood

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

Bismarck and Leadwood 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 1,524 in Leadwood). Leadwood has the higher median household income ($44,167 vs $41,550 in Bismarck). Bismarck has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $64,000 in Leadwood).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Leadwood
Population	1,560	1,524
Median age	33.7 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$44,167
Median home value	$108,000	$64,000
Median gross rent	$683	$802
Housing units	735	616
Homeownership rate	62.5%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Leadwood
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	1,443 → 1,524 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$37,241 → $44,167 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$51,000 → $64,000 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$766 → $802 (+4.7%)

Bismarck

Population

1,4531,560

Median household income

$36,641$41,550

Median home value

$78,900$108,000

Median gross rent

$752$683

Leadwood

Population

1,4431,524

Median household income

$37,241$44,167

Median home value

$51,000$64,000

Median gross rent

$766$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Leadwood
Under 5	10.4%	11.9%
5 to 17	23.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	15.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	4.9%
75 and over	4.4%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Leadwood
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Leadwood
No high school diploma	20.4%	19.9%
High school graduate	36.1%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Leadwood
Drove alone	82.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	2.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Leadwood
1-unit, detached	77.8%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Leadwood
Poverty rate	19.1%	40.2%
Average household size	2.61	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1971	1940