COMPARING TWO PLACES
Altamont vs Effingham
PLACE A
Altamont, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Altamont is 100% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $24,460 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -6%).
ALTAMONTEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population3612,406−100% vs Effingham
Population density291,159−1,130
Population growth-5.9%-0.6%−5.3 pts
Median age37.339.6−2.3
Male43.5%48.2%−4.7 pts
Female56.5%51.8%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%91.6%−11.1 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.9%4.7%+6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other8.7%1.9%+6.8 pts
Median household income$47,917$72,377−$24,460
Per capita income$29,350$38,328−$8,978
Poverty rate0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2300.430−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%29.1%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree3.7%11.7%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate13.0%2.6%+10.5 pts
Labor force participation69.7%65.5%+4.2 pts
Median home value$252,800$177,500+$75,300
Median gross rent$525$725−$200
Owner-occupied100.0%66.1%+33.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%8.0%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.6%−31.6 pts
Average commute17.813.3+4.5
Worked from home0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured19.6%7.3%+12.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025