COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, Wisconsin
Buffalo is 79% smaller than Cambridge. Cambridge earns more, with a median household income $2,813 higher. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 5%).
BUFFALOCAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population3581,679−79% vs Cambridge
Population density6461,141−494
Population growth4.8%12.4%−7.6 pts
Median age57.242.2+15.0
Male60.4%48.1%+12.3 pts
Female39.6%51.9%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.2%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%94.5%−1.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.8%2.4%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other4.7%2.1%+2.6 pts
Median household income$85,104$87,917−$2,813
Per capita income$58,004$46,199+$11,805
Poverty rate6.8%8.8%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.401−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%40.8%−25.0 pts
Graduate degree2.1%11.0%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%2.7%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation74.1%70.1%+4.0 pts
Median home value$114,100$325,200−$211,100
Median gross rent$725$1,220−$495
Owner-occupied82.0%69.3%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%8.2%+23.0 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%40.1%−29.8 pts
Average commute10.325.1−14.8
Worked from home5.5%13.2%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%4.5%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025