COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carthage vs Longview
PLACE A
Carthage, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Longview, Texas
Carthage is 100% smaller than Longview. Longview earns more, with a median household income $16,465 higher. Longview has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -12%).
CARTHAGELONGVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population12783,236−100% vs Longview
Population density871,491−1,404
Population growth-11.8%1.5%−13.3 pts
Median age53.235.3+17.9
Male62.8%48.6%+14.2 pts
Female37.2%51.4%−14.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.9%51.4%+43.5 pts
Black0.0%20.1%−20.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%21.8%−21.8 pts
Asian5.1%1.6%+3.5 pts
Other0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$46,875$63,340−$16,465
Per capita income$46,231$33,995+$12,236
Poverty rate9.0%17.3%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.465−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%23.7%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree2.9%7.8%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation68.5%61.7%+6.8 pts
Median home value$81,300$202,600−$121,300
Median gross rent$850$1,101−$251
Owner-occupied81.8%54.7%+27.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.6%10.2%+36.4 pts
Rent-burdened households10.0%50.0%−40.0 pts
Average commute28.320.7+7.6
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.1%16.3%−11.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025