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.
Bonne Terre is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Bonne Terre have a very low rate of college education: just 8.20% 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 2018 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.
