The overall crime rate in Bismarck is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 70.00 minutes every day commuting to work.
Bismarck is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Bismarck isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small town, Bismarck does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Bismarck has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 0.00% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bismarck in 2022 was $16,854, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,416 for a family of four.
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 English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Bismarck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
