COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baltic vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Baltic, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Baltic is 99% smaller than Sioux Falls. Baltic earns more, with a median household income $31,798 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 14%).
BALTICSIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,344213,748−99% vs Sioux Falls
Population density1,8212,586−764
Population growth14.4%25.1%−10.7 pts
Median age29.335.5−6.2
Male52.9%50.5%+2.5 pts
Female47.1%49.5%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%8.7%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.7%78.0%+12.7 pts
Black1.1%6.6%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%6.5%−5.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other7.4%6.9%+0.5 pts
Median household income$107,768$75,970+$31,798
Per capita income$34,769$44,604−$9,835
Poverty rate1.2%9.6%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2710.452−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%38.1%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree6.7%12.1%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%2.5%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation85.0%74.0%+11.0 pts
Median home value$254,200$292,400−$38,200
Median gross rent$1,232$1,035+$197
Owner-occupied81.1%59.5%+21.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.0%4.7%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households7.6%39.6%−32.0 pts
Average commute22.317.0+5.3
Worked from home7.0%10.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.4%8.1%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025