COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Stone County vs Roberts County
PLACE A
Big Stone County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Roberts County, South Dakota
Big Stone County is 51% smaller than Roberts County. Big Stone County earns more, with a median household income $5,270 higher.
BIG STONE COUNTYROBERTS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,05410,255−51% vs Roberts County
Population density109+1
Population growth-2.0%1.3%−3.2 pts
Median age47.038.5+8.5
Male50.3%51.1%−0.8 pts
Female49.7%48.9%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.2%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.6%56.5%+37.2 pts
Black0.3%0.3%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%2.6%+0.0 pts
Asian0.7%0.8%−0.1 pts
Other2.8%39.8%−37.0 pts
Median household income$70,400$65,130+$5,270
Per capita income$41,277$32,107+$9,170
Poverty rate12.9%15.7%−2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%18.6%+7.1 pts
Graduate degree9.8%5.2%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%6.0%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation57.1%60.2%−3.1 pts
Median home value$169,100$154,500+$14,600
Median gross rent$745$658+$87
Owner-occupied79.7%71.2%+8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.8%25.2%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households33.9%25.7%+8.2 pts
Average commute18.416.2+2.2
Worked from home9.6%9.0%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.1%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.5%18.2%−14.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025