COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo Gap vs Brownwood
PLACE A
Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brownwood, Texas
Buffalo Gap is 99% smaller than Brownwood. Buffalo Gap earns more, with a median household income $5,082 higher. Buffalo Gap has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
BUFFALO GAPBROWNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population15518,635−99% vs Brownwood
Population density5071,249−742
Population growth4.0%-2.2%+6.2 pts
Median age66.337.6+28.7
Male53.4%48.6%+4.9 pts
Female46.6%51.4%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born1.5%5.1%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%62.3%+36.1 pts
Black0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%28.9%−28.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other1.5%3.1%−1.5 pts
Median household income$54,063$48,981+$5,082
Per capita income$32,650$29,291+$3,359
Poverty rate1.5%20.9%−19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.488−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%19.0%+8.3 pts
Graduate degree10.9%5.8%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%4.8%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation58.6%59.1%−0.6 pts
Median home value$100,000$144,400−$44,400
Median gross rent$210$882−$672
Owner-occupied96.0%54.8%+41.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%14.7%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%52.8%+13.8 pts
Average commute26.514.1+12.4
Worked from home17.2%3.6%+13.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured6.9%14.9%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025