COMPARING TWO PLACES
Astoria vs Brandon
PLACE A
Astoria, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Astoria is 100% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $40,935 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -5%).
ASTORIABRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population131119,767−100% vs Brandon
Population density8343,615−2,780
Population growth-5.0%10.8%−15.8 pts
Median age48.337.3+11.0
Male62.7%48.5%+14.2 pts
Female37.3%51.5%−14.2 pts
Foreign-born5.6%17.7%−12.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.4%42.1%+47.3 pts
Black0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%30.9%−21.7 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other1.4%6.0%−4.6 pts
Median household income$38,750$79,685−$40,935
Per capita income$26,023$41,340−$15,317
Poverty rate19.7%11.4%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.432+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%33.8%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree1.0%11.1%−10.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation50.4%65.5%−15.1 pts
Median home value$117,000$339,000−$222,000
Median gross rent$850$1,784−$934
Owner-occupied80.3%56.2%+24.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%6.2%+20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.7%54.3%−7.7 pts
Average commute26.128.4−2.3
Worked from home0.0%18.1%−18.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured14.8%12.5%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024