About Bismarck

Bismarck is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,005 people and just one neighborhood, Bismarck is the 93rd largest community in Arkansas.

Bismarck is a blue-collar town, with 35.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Bismarck is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bismarck who work in sales jobs (13.07%), office and administrative support jobs (12.42%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.56%).

In Bismarck, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Bismarck is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Bismarck, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.63% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Bismarck Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Bismarck with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.42% of adults in Bismarck have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bismarck in 2000 was $15,137, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,548 for a family of four.

The people who call Bismarck home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bismarck is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bismarck include English, Irish, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bismarck is English. Some people also speak Spanish.