COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowdle vs Huron
PLACE A
Bowdle, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Huron, South Dakota
Bowdle is 97% smaller than Huron. Bowdle earns more, with a median household income $2,298 higher. Huron has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -6%).
BOWDLEHURONDIFFERENCE
Total population47414,607−97% vs Huron
Population density7411,503−762
Population growth-6.4%13.3%−19.6 pts
Median age39.136.1+3.0
Male44.6%50.2%−5.6 pts
Female55.4%49.8%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born0.4%16.0%−15.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%59.8%+29.2 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%18.8%−17.5 pts
Asian0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Other9.7%7.1%+2.6 pts
Median household income$63,750$61,452+$2,298
Per capita income$31,057$31,193−$136
Poverty rate8.4%16.1%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%27.0%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree6.9%8.2%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation59.8%68.4%−8.6 pts
Median home value$112,500$159,000−$46,500
Median gross rent$783$888−$105
Owner-occupied59.6%68.3%−8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.6%10.2%+16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households22.4%39.8%−17.4 pts
Average commute9.411.9−2.5
Worked from home10.9%5.3%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%8.7%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025