COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bison vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Bison, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Bison is 98% smaller than Spearfish. Bison earns more, with a median household income $5,919 higher. Spearfish has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -9%).
BISONSPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population30814,154−98% vs Spearfish
Population density310821−511
Population growth-9.3%16.2%−25.5 pts
Median age43.040.0+3.0
Male52.5%48.1%+4.3 pts
Female47.5%51.9%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%87.3%+7.5 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other5.2%8.0%−2.9 pts
Median household income$71,607$65,688+$5,919
Per capita income$36,473$45,171−$8,698
Poverty rate4.9%15.2%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%41.8%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree0.7%16.3%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation64.9%64.7%+0.2 pts
Median home value$82,000$346,200−$264,200
Median gross rent$932$963−$31
Owner-occupied75.5%49.6%+25.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%8.7%+14.9 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%35.9%−7.6 pts
Average commute10.616.3−5.7
Worked from home11.0%6.6%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.4%8.4%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025