Bismarck vs Terre du Lac

A side-by-side comparison of Bismarck and Terre du Lac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Terre du Lac has the higher population (2,460 vs 1,560 in Bismarck). Terre du Lac has the higher median household income ($93,115 vs $41,550 in Bismarck). Terre du Lac has the higher median home value ($186,400 vs $108,000 in Bismarck).

Population, income & housing

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
Population	1,560	2,460
Median age	33.7 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,550	$93,115
Median home value	$108,000	$186,400
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	735	1,294
Homeownership rate	62.5%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
Population	1,453 → 1,560 (+7.4%)	2,662 → 2,460 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $41,550 (+13.4%)	$62,627 → $93,115 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $108,000 (+36.9%)	$155,000 → $186,400 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $683 (-9.2%)	$822 → $876 (+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

Terre du Lac

Population

2,6622,460

Median household income

$62,627$93,115

Median home value

$155,000$186,400

Median gross rent

$822$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
Under 5	10.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.2%
75 and over	4.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
No high school diploma	20.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
Drove alone	82.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	18.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
1-unit, detached	77.8%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Bismarck	Terre du Lac
Poverty rate	19.1%	11.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1971	1982