COMPARING TWO PLACES
Agar vs Pierre
PLACE A
Agar, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Agar is 99% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $33,922 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
AGARPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population7113,848−99% vs Pierre
Population density3461,063−717
Population growth-10.5%3.3%−13.8 pts
Median age54.139.4+14.7
Male60.5%49.2%+11.3 pts
Female39.5%50.8%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born11.1%1.4%+9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.1%79.7%−5.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other25.9%15.5%+10.5 pts
Median household income$43,750$77,672−$33,922
Per capita income$39,015$40,990−$1,975
Poverty rate16.0%10.1%+6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5340.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%39.0%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree1.6%14.3%−12.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation51.4%63.5%−12.1 pts
Median home value$114,200$230,700−$116,500
Median gross rent$850$983−$133
Owner-occupied68.6%68.6%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%8.4%+17.7 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%33.4%−20.9 pts
Average commute13.613.3+0.3
Worked from home5.4%4.2%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured11.1%7.4%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025