COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Bardstown
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Bardstown, Kentucky
Buffalo is 97% smaller than Bardstown. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $33,723 higher. Bardstown has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 5%).
BUFFALOBARDSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population35814,161−97% vs Bardstown
Population density6461,170−523
Population growth4.8%16.0%−11.1 pts
Median age57.238.1+19.1
Male60.4%51.7%+8.7 pts
Female39.6%48.3%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%5.8%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%78.0%+15.5 pts
Black0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%6.0%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other4.7%1.9%+2.8 pts
Median household income$85,104$51,381+$33,723
Per capita income$58,004$31,358+$26,646
Poverty rate6.8%14.7%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%26.7%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree2.1%11.8%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.0%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation74.1%63.0%+11.2 pts
Median home value$114,100$203,500−$89,400
Median gross rent$725$977−$252
Owner-occupied82.0%61.1%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%2.5%+28.7 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%47.2%−36.9 pts
Average commute10.320.5−10.2
Worked from home5.5%4.1%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%9.3%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025