COMPARING TWO PLACES
Texas vs South Dakota
PLACE A
Texas
VS
PLACE B
South Dakota
Texas is 3227% larger than South Dakota. Texas earns more, with a median household income $3,395 higher. Texas has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 9%).
TEXASSOUTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE
Total population30,188,424907,428+3227% vs South Dakota
Population density11612+104
Population growth15.9%8.9%+7.0 pts
Median age35.638.0−2.4
Male49.9%50.8%−0.9 pts
Female50.1%49.2%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born17.6%4.0%+13.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.1%79.8%−40.6 pts
Black11.9%2.1%+9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.7%4.8%+34.9 pts
Asian5.5%1.4%+4.1 pts
Other3.8%11.9%−8.1 pts
Median household income$78,476$75,081+$3,395
Per capita income$40,752$40,550+$202
Poverty rate13.8%11.9%+1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%31.9%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree12.3%10.0%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%2.9%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation65.3%67.2%−2.0 pts
Median home value$283,800$257,400+$26,400
Median gross rent$1,403$946+$457
Owner-occupied62.6%68.6%−6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%10.5%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%36.4%+12.1 pts
Average commute26.717.8+8.9
Worked from home14.4%9.7%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
Uninsured17.1%9.0%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024