COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bucyrus vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Bucyrus, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Bucyrus is 99% smaller than Spearfish. Bucyrus earns more, with a median household income $25,562 higher. Spearfish has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -11%).
BUCYRUSSPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population16814,154−99% vs Spearfish
Population density84821−737
Population growth-11.4%16.2%−27.6 pts
Median age31.440.0−8.6
Male54.8%48.1%+6.6 pts
Female45.2%51.9%−6.6 pts
Foreign-born15.5%2.6%+12.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%87.3%+12.7 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Median household income$91,250$65,688+$25,562
Per capita income$63,538$45,171+$18,367
Poverty rate0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0290.476−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher65.6%41.8%+23.8 pts
Graduate degree48.9%16.3%+32.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation100.0%64.7%+35.3 pts
Median home value$95,400$346,200−$250,800
Median gross rent–$963–
Owner-occupied100.0%49.6%+50.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households–35.9%–
Average commute29.016.3+12.8
Worked from home45.6%6.6%+39.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024