COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avon vs Gypsum
PLACE A
Avon, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Gypsum, Colorado
Avon is 93% smaller than Gypsum. Gypsum earns more, with a median household income $53,203 higher. Gypsum has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -1%).
AVONGYPSUMDIFFERENCE
Total population6239,212−93% vs Gypsum
Population density9611,042−81
Population growth-0.7%24.1%−24.8 pts
Median age31.033.7−2.7
Male50.9%53.1%−2.2 pts
Female49.1%46.9%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%19.6%−19.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%43.9%+52.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.9%54.0%−53.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other3.0%1.4%+1.6 pts
Median household income$62,361$115,564−$53,203
Per capita income$24,276$43,538−$19,262
Poverty rate31.5%9.6%+21.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.360−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%32.6%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree6.6%7.8%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%0.9%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation64.7%75.2%−10.5 pts
Median home value$107,600$633,000−$525,400
Median gross rent$594$2,183−$1,589
Owner-occupied85.4%70.2%+15.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%5.2%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%64.1%−26.6 pts
Average commute24.221.9+2.3
Worked from home1.1%8.5%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.1%10.6%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025