COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carroll vs Huron
PLACE A
Carroll, IA
VS
PLACE B
Huron, SD
Carroll and Huron are close in size. Carroll earns more, with a median household income $5,249 higher. Huron has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
CARROLLHURONDIFFERENCE
Total population20,30319,624+3% vs Huron
Population density3616+20
Population growth-0.3%10.1%−10.3 pts
Median age41.137.6+3.5
Male50.0%50.7%−0.7 pts
Female50.0%49.3%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.6%12.1%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%68.1%+23.8 pts
Black0.5%1.0%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%14.9%−11.4 pts
Asian0.2%9.8%−9.6 pts
Other3.9%6.2%−2.3 pts
Median household income$72,930$67,681+$5,249
Per capita income$40,939$33,964+$6,975
Poverty rate7.9%13.6%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.448−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%27.2%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%8.2%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%1.9%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation66.2%67.6%−1.3 pts
Median home value$176,000$175,100+$900
Median gross rent$731$879−$148
Owner-occupied77.1%72.9%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%11.1%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households32.4%37.8%−5.4 pts
Average commute15.713.4+2.3
Worked from home7.3%6.2%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.1%+0.5 pts
Uninsured2.8%7.4%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025