COMPARING TWO PLACES
Badger vs Bemidji
PLACE A
Badger, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bemidji, Minnesota
Badger is 99% smaller than Bemidji. Badger earns more, with a median household income $9,595 higher. Badger has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 9%).
BADGERBEMIDJIDIFFERENCE
Total population13715,770−99% vs Bemidji
Population density129904−775
Population growth20.6%8.5%+12.1 pts
Median age37.030.0+7.0
Male50.0%48.5%+1.5 pts
Female50.0%51.5%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.3%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%70.9%+24.8 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%3.2%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other1.2%23.1%−21.8 pts
Median household income$65,000$55,405+$9,595
Per capita income$26,439$31,542−$5,103
Poverty rate3.7%21.3%−17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.435−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%32.5%−23.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%5.2%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation72.9%64.0%+8.9 pts
Median home value$70,000$198,300−$128,300
Median gross rent$363$1,067−$704
Owner-occupied96.7%43.1%+53.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%8.2%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.0%−44.0 pts
Average commute22.617.4+5.2
Worked from home16.5%5.9%+10.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.1%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025