COMPARING TWO PLACES
Claremont vs Fort Lee
PLACE A
Claremont, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Fort Lee, Virginia
Claremont is 99% smaller than Fort Lee. Fort Lee earns more, with a median household income $36,313 higher. Fort Lee has grown faster since 2000 (191% vs -15%).
CLAREMONTFORT LEEDIFFERENCE
Total population1078,993−99% vs Fort Lee
Population density4261,508−1,082
Population growth-15.0%191.0%−206.0 pts
Median age40.521.0+19.5
Male51.9%60.8%−8.9 pts
Female48.1%39.2%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%30.8%+62.6 pts
Black0.0%29.6%−29.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%26.9%−21.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other0.9%8.1%−7.1 pts
Median household income$46,250$82,563−$36,313
Per capita income$41,678$27,329+$14,349
Poverty rate9.4%2.5%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.262+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%33.0%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree6.9%7.2%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%24.1%−24.1 pts
Labor force participation82.8%89.4%−6.6 pts
Median home value$74,000$225,000−$151,000
Median gross rent$325$1,879−$1,554
Owner-occupied94.5%2.2%+92.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%10.6%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.9%−50.9 pts
Average commute26.810.2+16.5
Worked from home2.8%15.3%−12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Uninsured2.8%4.2%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024