COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo Gap vs Sweetwater
PLACE A
Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Buffalo Gap is 48% larger than Sweetwater. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sweetwater has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 4%).
BUFFALO GAPSWEETWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population155105+48% vs Sweetwater
Population density5077+500
Population growth4.0%17.2%−13.3 pts
Median age66.339.0+27.3
Male53.4%54.6%−1.2 pts
Female46.6%45.4%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%95.4%+3.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Median household income$54,063$55,208−$1,145
Per capita income$32,650$30,938+$1,712
Poverty rate1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.265+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%42.9%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree10.9%14.3%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation58.6%72.4%−13.8 pts
Median home value$100,000$106,900−$6,900
Median gross rent$210$945−$735
Owner-occupied96.0%22.8%+73.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%13.6%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%0.0%+66.7 pts
Average commute26.512.5+14.0
Worked from home17.2%0.0%+17.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.9%1.9%+5.0 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025