COMPARING TWO PLACES
Badger vs Ames
PLACE A
Badger, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Ames, Texas
Badger is 89% smaller than Ames. Badger earns more, with a median household income $28,812 higher. Badger has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -7%).
BADGERAMESDIFFERENCE
Total population1371,282−89% vs Ames
Population density129388−259
Population growth20.6%-6.6%+27.1 pts
Median age37.039.9−2.9
Male50.0%42.0%+8.0 pts
Female50.0%58.0%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born3.1%1.7%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%0.4%+95.3 pts
Black0.0%82.4%−82.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%9.8%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.2%7.4%−6.2 pts
Median household income$65,000$36,188+$28,812
Per capita income$26,439$22,169+$4,270
Poverty rate3.7%25.4%−21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.485−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%9.0%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%7.4%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation72.9%56.4%+16.5 pts
Median home value$70,000$203,600−$133,600
Median gross rent$363$741−$378
Owner-occupied96.7%62.4%+34.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%11.1%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%60.7%−60.7 pts
Average commute22.624.5−1.9
Worked from home16.5%2.8%+13.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.4%30.7%−23.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025