COMPARING TWO PLACES
Central City vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Central City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Central City is 93% smaller than Spearfish. Spearfish earns more, with a median household income $17,875 higher. Spearfish has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -11%).
CENTRAL CITYSPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population95414,154−93% vs Spearfish
Population density1,767821+945
Population growth-11.2%16.2%−27.4 pts
Median age44.340.0+4.3
Male56.7%48.1%+8.6 pts
Female43.3%51.9%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.6%2.6%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.9%87.3%+11.6 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%3.9%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.5%8.0%−7.5 pts
Median household income$47,813$65,688−$17,875
Per capita income$24,595$45,171−$20,576
Poverty rate16.9%15.2%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%41.8%−30.1 pts
Graduate degree4.3%16.3%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%2.2%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation49.0%64.7%−15.7 pts
Median home value$67,400$346,200−$278,800
Median gross rent$550$963−$413
Owner-occupied89.5%49.6%+39.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%8.7%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%35.9%+9.0 pts
Average commute28.016.3+11.7
Worked from home9.1%6.6%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured1.2%8.4%−7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025