COMPARING TWO PLACES
Timber Lake vs Bismarck
PLACE A
Timber Lake, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bismarck, Illinois
Timber Lake is 5% smaller than Bismarck. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $18,889 higher. Timber Lake has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 1%).
TIMBER LAKEBISMARCKDIFFERENCE
Total population548577−5% vs Bismarck
Population density897777+120
Population growth14.9%0.5%+14.4 pts
Median age23.841.8−18.0
Male51.0%46.5%+4.4 pts
Female49.0%53.5%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.1%91.9%−43.8 pts
Black0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%5.5%−4.0 pts
Asian0.4%1.6%−1.2 pts
Other49.2%1.0%+48.2 pts
Median household income$60,694$79,583−$18,889
Per capita income$25,919$32,096−$6,177
Poverty rate15.8%9.9%+5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.360+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%21.7%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree12.5%10.4%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%4.8%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation70.4%65.9%+4.5 pts
Median home value$81,400$114,500−$33,100
Median gross rent$546$856−$310
Owner-occupied63.5%82.1%−18.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%1.0%+12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households16.5%33.3%−16.8 pts
Average commute30.423.9+6.5
Worked from home8.7%10.5%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured19.1%3.7%+15.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025