COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Riverton
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Riverton, Utah
Buffalo is 99% smaller than Riverton. Riverton earns more, with a median household income $41,806 higher. Riverton has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 5%).
BUFFALORIVERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population35847,395−99% vs Riverton
Population density6463,760−3,114
Population growth4.8%16.9%−12.0 pts
Median age57.234.4+22.8
Male60.4%50.8%+9.7 pts
Female39.6%49.2%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%5.9%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%82.1%+11.4 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%10.5%−8.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other4.7%5.1%−0.4 pts
Median household income$85,104$126,910−$41,806
Per capita income$58,004$44,277+$13,727
Poverty rate6.8%3.6%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.354Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%37.7%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree2.1%12.0%−9.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.4%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation74.1%73.0%+1.1 pts
Median home value$114,100$592,700−$478,600
Median gross rent$725$2,137−$1,412
Owner-occupied82.0%84.9%−2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%4.7%+26.5 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%34.8%−24.4 pts
Average commute10.324.8−14.5
Worked from home5.5%23.5%−18.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured3.6%3.9%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025