COMPARING TWO PLACES
Akaska vs Pierre
PLACE A
Akaska, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Akaska is 99% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $37,047 higher. Akaska has grown faster since 2000 (83% vs 3%).
AKASKAPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population8113,848−99% vs Pierre
Population density1331,063−930
Population growth83.3%3.3%+80.1 pts
Median age63.839.4+24.4
Male27.9%49.2%−21.3 pts
Female72.1%50.8%+21.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.1%79.7%+17.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.9%15.5%−12.6 pts
Median household income$40,625$77,672−$37,047
Per capita income$32,887$40,990−$8,103
Poverty rate31.7%10.1%+21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%39.0%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree3.3%14.3%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation54.9%63.5%−8.6 pts
Median home value$91,700$230,700−$139,000
Median gross rent$0$983−$983
Owner-occupied65.3%68.6%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.4%8.4%+46.1 pts
Rent-burdened households92.0%33.4%+58.6 pts
Average commute25.513.3+12.2
Worked from home1.8%4.2%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured24.0%7.4%+16.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025