Bonne Terre vs Desloge

A side-by-side comparison of Bonne Terre and Desloge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bonne Terre has the higher population (6,773 vs 4,870 in Desloge). Desloge has the higher median household income ($63,018 vs $39,767 in Bonne Terre). Bonne Terre has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $112,800 in Desloge).

Population, income & housing

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
Population	6,773	4,870
Median age	39.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,767	$63,018
Median home value	$120,400	$112,800
Median gross rent	$585	$626
Housing units	1,991	2,400
Homeownership rate	62.9%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
Population	7,165 → 6,773 (-5.5%)	4,886 → 4,870 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$47,833 → $39,767 (-16.9%)	$44,317 → $63,018 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $120,400 (+34.7%)	$95,000 → $112,800 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $585 (-18.3%)	$587 → $626 (+6.6%)

Bonne Terre

Population

7,1656,773

Median household income

$47,833$39,767

Median home value

$89,400$120,400

Median gross rent

$716$585

Desloge

Population

4,8864,870

Median household income

$44,317$63,018

Median home value

$95,000$112,800

Median gross rent

$587$626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
Under 5	4.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	7.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	11.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	21.4%	17.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	17.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	12.8%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	96.0%
Black or African American	12.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
No high school diploma	20.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	45.1%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
Drove alone	73.2%	82.9%
Carpooled	17.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	8.0%
Other means	2.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
1-unit, detached	71.2%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	11.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Bonne Terre	Desloge
Poverty rate	28.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1963	1980