COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alpena vs Rogers
PLACE A
Alpena, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rogers, Texas
Alpena is 80% smaller than Rogers. Alpena earns more, with a median household income $11,042 higher. Rogers has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -26%).
ALPENAROGERSDIFFERENCE
Total population2151,101−80% vs Rogers
Population density1321,067−935
Population growth-25.9%-8.6%−17.3 pts
Median age35.340.5−5.2
Male52.7%48.1%+4.6 pts
Female47.3%51.9%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born15.8%4.6%+11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.0%39.8%+24.3 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.9%55.0%−24.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other5.0%2.1%+2.9 pts
Median household income$66,667$55,625+$11,042
Per capita income$54,093$22,053+$32,040
Poverty rate6.6%21.3%−14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5620.422+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%5.9%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree2.9%0.9%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation75.5%53.1%+22.4 pts
Median home value$51,800$97,400−$45,600
Median gross rent$925$802+$123
Owner-occupied78.5%70.0%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%11.0%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households10.7%32.3%−21.5 pts
Average commute14.331.4−17.1
Worked from home7.6%5.9%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.2%19.9%−11.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025