COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashton vs Kearney
PLACE A
Ashton, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Ashton is 99% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $48,910 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -11%).
ASHTONKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population10411,296−99% vs Kearney
Population density237847−610
Population growth-11.5%24.1%−35.6 pts
Median age31.539.3−7.8
Male49.0%48.3%+0.7 pts
Female51.0%51.7%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%94.1%−6.3 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.3%1.9%+10.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$54,712$103,622−$48,910
Per capita income$24,690$52,009−$27,319
Poverty rate14.7%3.6%+11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3280.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%36.8%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree4.7%14.4%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation64.0%71.4%−7.4 pts
Median home value$60,800$298,400−$237,600
Median gross rent$475$1,251−$776
Owner-occupied86.2%74.5%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%2.0%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.6%−41.6 pts
Average commute10.423.5−13.2
Worked from home39.1%15.2%+23.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured29.9%2.2%+27.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025