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Bismarck, AR
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Living in Bismarck



Bismarck is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 229 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bismarck is the 290th largest community in Arkansas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Bismarck, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Bismarck, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Bismarck’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Bismarck does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $63,831.00.

Bismarck real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Bismarck house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 31.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Bismarck is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bismarck really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bismarck perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bismarck has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bismarck has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bismarck than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bismarck may be for you.

One downside of living in Bismarck is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bismarck, the average commute to work is 33.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Bismarck is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Bismarck is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.28% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bismarck in 2022 was $32,592, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,368 for a family of four. However, Bismarck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bismarck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bismarck residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bismarck include Northern European, Scots-Irish, Scottish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bismarck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.


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