COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bucklin vs Garden City
PLACE A
Bucklin, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Garden City, South Dakota
Bucklin is 1808% larger than Garden City. Garden City earns more, with a median household income $33,542 higher. Bucklin has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -38%).
BUCKLINGARDEN CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population68736+1808% vs Garden City
Population density1,19591+1,104
Population growth-8.4%-37.7%+29.3 pts
Median age49.037.5+11.5
Male52.0%44.9%+7.1 pts
Female48.0%55.1%−7.1 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%98.7%−5.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%1.3%+1.0 pts
Median household income$60,208$93,750−$33,542
Per capita income$34,261$20,368+$13,893
Poverty rate5.7%4.0%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.281+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%9.6%+17.3 pts
Graduate degree14.0%0.0%+14.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation62.9%75.0%−12.1 pts
Median home value$84,600$46,700+$37,900
Median gross rent$690$400+$290
Owner-occupied77.2%83.3%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%35.1%−26.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.0%−50.0 pts
Average commute16.547.3−30.8
Worked from home1.8%5.1%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.3%28.2%−22.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025