COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alpena vs Cadillac
PLACE A
Alpena, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Cadillac, Michigan
Alpena is 98% smaller than Cadillac. Alpena earns more, with a median household income $14,894 higher. Cadillac has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -26%).
ALPENACADILLACDIFFERENCE
Total population21510,438−98% vs Cadillac
Population density1321,474−1,342
Population growth-25.9%0.2%−26.0 pts
Median age35.340.7−5.4
Male52.7%49.3%+3.4 pts
Female47.3%50.7%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born15.8%2.6%+13.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.0%91.5%−27.4 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.9%1.9%+29.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other5.0%3.2%+1.8 pts
Median household income$66,667$51,773+$14,894
Per capita income$54,093$28,013+$26,080
Poverty rate6.6%18.2%−11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5620.417+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%22.1%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree2.9%8.4%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation75.5%56.1%+19.5 pts
Median home value$51,800$134,300−$82,500
Median gross rent$925$842+$83
Owner-occupied78.5%68.8%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%11.8%−8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households10.7%52.1%−41.4 pts
Average commute14.313.7+0.6
Worked from home7.6%9.4%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured8.2%6.3%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025