COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Parsons
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Parsons, Tennessee
Buffalo is 83% smaller than Parsons. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $48,950 higher. Buffalo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -12%).
BUFFALOPARSONSDIFFERENCE
Total population3582,162−83% vs Parsons
Population density646534+112
Population growth4.8%-11.5%+16.4 pts
Median age57.245.0+12.2
Male60.4%51.5%+9.0 pts
Female39.6%48.5%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%6.6%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%81.9%+11.6 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%3.9%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Other4.7%1.0%+3.6 pts
Median household income$85,104$36,154+$48,950
Per capita income$58,004$24,944+$33,060
Poverty rate6.8%25.3%−18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.480−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%8.4%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree2.1%2.1%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%7.3%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation74.1%45.8%+28.3 pts
Median home value$114,100$118,100−$4,000
Median gross rent$725$738−$13
Owner-occupied82.0%59.9%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%14.7%+16.5 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%19.9%−9.6 pts
Average commute10.326.4−16.1
Worked from home5.5%10.2%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%16.7%−13.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025