Bismarck vs Park Hills

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

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

Park Hills has the higher population (8,667 vs 1,560 in Bismarck). Park Hills has the higher median household income ($51,303 vs $41,550 in Bismarck). Park Hills has the higher median home value ($121,100 vs $108,000 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Park Hills
Population	1,560	8,667
Median age	33.7 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$51,303
Median home value	$108,000	$121,100
Median gross rent	$683	$737
Housing units	735	4,022
Homeownership rate	62.5%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Park Hills
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	8,544 → 8,667 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$35,825 → $51,303 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$73,200 → $121,100 (+65.4%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$714 → $737 (+3.2%)

Bismarck

Population

1,4531,560

Median household income

$36,641$41,550

Median home value

$78,900$108,000

Median gross rent

$752$683

Park Hills

Population

8,5448,667

Median household income

$35,825$51,303

Median home value

$73,200$121,100

Median gross rent

$714$737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Park Hills
Under 5	10.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	12.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.8%
75 and over	4.4%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Park Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
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%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Park Hills
No high school diploma	20.4%	12.3%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Park Hills
Drove alone	82.3%	79.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	3.2%
Other means	1.8%	7.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Park Hills
1-unit, detached	77.8%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Park Hills
Poverty rate	19.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1971	1967