COMPARING TWO PLACES
Akaska vs Mandan
PLACE A
Akaska, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Mandan, North Dakota
Akaska is 100% smaller than Mandan. Mandan earns more, with a median household income $31,155 higher. Akaska has grown faster since 2000 (83% vs 32%).
AKASKAMANDANDIFFERENCE
Total population8125,061−100% vs Mandan
Population density1331,854−1,721
Population growth83.3%32.0%+51.3 pts
Median age63.836.1+27.7
Male27.9%51.0%−23.1 pts
Female72.1%49.0%+23.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.1%83.8%+13.3 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.9%8.2%−5.3 pts
Median household income$40,625$71,780−$31,155
Per capita income$32,887$46,905−$14,018
Poverty rate31.7%9.8%+21.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.485−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%30.2%+5.9 pts
Graduate degree3.3%7.0%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation54.9%70.9%−16.0 pts
Median home value$91,700$259,800−$168,100
Median gross rent$0$1,083−$1,083
Owner-occupied65.3%69.0%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.4%8.9%+45.5 pts
Rent-burdened households92.0%45.2%+46.8 pts
Average commute25.517.6+7.8
Worked from home1.8%10.9%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured24.0%6.2%+17.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025