COMPARING TWO PLACES
Allen vs Pierre
PLACE A
Allen, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Allen is 99% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $18,656 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -10%).
ALLENPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population16313,848−99% vs Pierre
Population density5911,063−472
Population growth-9.6%3.3%−12.9 pts
Median age40.539.4+1.1
Male43.6%49.2%−5.6 pts
Female56.4%50.8%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.4%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%79.7%+16.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian1.0%0.8%+0.2 pts
Other2.4%15.5%−13.0 pts
Median household income$59,016$77,672−$18,656
Per capita income$32,305$40,990−$8,685
Poverty rate8.0%10.1%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%39.0%−30.2 pts
Graduate degree2.4%14.3%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation66.9%63.5%+3.4 pts
Median home value$59,600$230,700−$171,100
Median gross rent$478$983−$505
Owner-occupied60.3%68.6%−8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%8.4%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%33.4%−27.7 pts
Average commute33.113.3+19.8
Worked from home1.2%4.2%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured8.7%7.4%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025