Bonne Terre is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,522 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bonne Terre is the 109th largest community in Missouri. Bonne Terre has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bonne Terre is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.44% of the Bonne Terre workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bonne Terre is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bonne Terre who work in sales jobs (11.54%), office and administrative support (11.44%), and healthcare (7.78%). Being a small city, Bonne Terre does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Bonne Terre have a very low rate of college education: just 8.24% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Bonne Terre in 2022 was $19,246, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,984 for a family of four. However, Bonne Terre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bonne Terre is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bonne Terre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bonne Terre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bonne Terre include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bonne Terre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
