COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chelsea vs Owasso
PLACE A
Chelsea, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Owasso, Oklahoma
Chelsea is 100% smaller than Owasso. Chelsea earns more, with a median household income $79,506 higher. Owasso has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs -30%).
CHELSEAOWASSODIFFERENCE
Total population1943,117−100% vs Owasso
Population density602,533−2,473
Population growth-29.6%32.2%−61.9 pts
Median age52.134.0+18.1
Male78.7%48.9%+29.8 pts
Female21.3%51.1%−29.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%65.7%+34.3 pts
Black0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other0.0%17.0%−17.0 pts
Median household income$158,542$79,036+$79,506
Per capita income$72,887$37,590+$35,297
Poverty rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5020.380+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%34.6%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation70.5%71.6%−1.1 pts
Median home value$45,000$243,100−$198,100
Median gross rent$0$1,270−$1,270
Owner-occupied90.9%63.5%+27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.5%−41.5 pts
Average commute26.321.7+4.6
Worked from home0.0%12.9%−12.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025