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. Much of the housing stock in Bismarck was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bismarck economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bismarck, where 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.

A relatively large number of people in Bismarck telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 31.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bismarck has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bismarck a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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.

Being a small town, Bismarck does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Bismarck who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.28% of adults in Bismarck 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.