COMPARING TWO PLACES
Altamont vs Olney
PLACE A
Altamont, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Olney, Texas
Altamont is 99% smaller than Olney. Altamont earns more, with a median household income $11,667 higher.
ALTAMONTOLNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population363,000−99% vs Olney
Population density291,483−1,454
Population growth-5.9%-8.5%+2.6 pts
Median age37.335.3+2.0
Male43.5%47.0%−3.6 pts
Female56.5%53.0%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%69.3%+11.1 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.9%22.5%−11.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Other8.7%3.9%+4.8 pts
Median household income$47,917$36,250+$11,667
Per capita income$29,350$29,325+$25
Poverty rate0.0%26.4%−26.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2300.513−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%13.8%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree3.7%4.4%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.0%2.4%+10.6 pts
Labor force participation69.7%58.8%+10.9 pts
Median home value$252,800$95,100+$157,700
Median gross rent$525$439+$86
Owner-occupied100.0%63.1%+36.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%13.7%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%22.3%−22.3 pts
Average commute17.812.9+4.8
Worked from home0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured19.6%22.6%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025