COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clear Lake vs Huron
PLACE A
Clear Lake, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Huron, South Dakota
Clear Lake is 92% smaller than Huron. Clear Lake earns more, with a median household income $23,340 higher. Huron has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -4%).
CLEAR LAKEHURONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,22014,607−92% vs Huron
Population density4031,503−1,100
Population growth-4.3%13.3%−17.6 pts
Median age43.136.1+7.0
Male50.9%50.2%+0.7 pts
Female49.1%49.8%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.3%16.0%−15.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%59.8%+36.4 pts
Black0.2%1.1%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%18.8%−18.8 pts
Asian0.3%13.1%−12.8 pts
Other3.3%7.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$84,792$61,452+$23,340
Per capita income$32,412$31,193+$1,219
Poverty rate9.8%16.1%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%27.0%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree9.2%8.2%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.6%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation59.2%68.4%−9.2 pts
Median home value$162,500$159,000+$3,500
Median gross rent$663$888−$225
Owner-occupied73.0%68.3%+4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%10.2%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%39.8%−16.9 pts
Average commute20.211.9+8.3
Worked from home2.3%5.3%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.7%8.7%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025