One downside of living in Bonne Terre, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.74 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Bonne Terre does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Bonne Terre, just 8.20% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bonne Terre in 2022 was $15,744, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,976 for a family of four. However, Bonne Terre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bonne Terre also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.83% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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.
