COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Independence
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Independence, Oregon
Buffalo is 96% smaller than Independence. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 5%).
BUFFALOINDEPENDENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population35810,195−96% vs Independence
Population density6463,406−2,760
Population growth4.8%14.4%−9.6 pts
Median age57.230.7+26.5
Male60.4%50.9%+9.6 pts
Female39.6%49.1%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born1.1%9.0%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%53.1%+40.5 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%38.5%−36.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other4.7%6.8%−2.1 pts
Median household income$85,104$85,375−$271
Per capita income$58,004$31,794+$26,210
Poverty rate6.8%12.5%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.375−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%27.0%−11.2 pts
Graduate degree2.1%6.2%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.9%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation74.1%69.2%+4.9 pts
Median home value$114,100$378,800−$264,700
Median gross rent$725$1,665−$940
Owner-occupied82.0%54.6%+27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%1.4%+29.8 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%47.1%−36.7 pts
Average commute10.324.9−14.6
Worked from home5.5%13.2%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%5.5%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025