COMPARING TWO PLACES
Advance vs Alpena
PLACE A
Advance, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Alpena, South Dakota
Advance is 133% larger than Alpena. Alpena earns more, with a median household income $2,167 higher. Advance has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -26%).
ADVANCEALPENADIFFERENCE
Total population500215+133% vs Alpena
Population density849132+717
Population growth5.5%-25.9%+31.3 pts
Median age41.535.3+6.2
Male58.2%52.7%+5.5 pts
Female41.8%47.3%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.5%15.8%−15.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%64.0%+33.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.3%30.9%−30.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.6%5.0%−2.5 pts
Median household income$64,500$66,667−$2,167
Per capita income$32,183$54,093−$21,910
Poverty rate9.2%6.6%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.562−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%5.8%+15.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%2.9%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation63.8%75.5%−11.7 pts
Median home value$164,500$51,800+$112,700
Median gross rent$1,042$925+$117
Owner-occupied86.5%78.5%+8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%3.7%+15.0 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%10.7%+17.9 pts
Average commute31.914.3+17.6
Worked from home3.6%7.6%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%8.2%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025