COMPARING TWO PLACES
Delta Junction vs Badger
PLACE A
Delta Junction, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Badger, South Dakota
Delta Junction is 613% larger than Badger. Delta Junction earns more, with a median household income $19,271 higher. Badger has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -4%).
DELTA JUNCTIONBADGERDIFFERENCE
Total population977137+613% vs Badger
Population density70129−59
Population growth-4.2%20.6%−24.7 pts
Median age34.237.0−2.8
Male61.9%50.0%+11.9 pts
Female38.1%50.0%−11.9 pts
Foreign-born9.2%3.1%+6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.9%95.7%−20.8 pts
Black0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%3.1%+12.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other9.2%1.2%+8.0 pts
Median household income$84,271$65,000+$19,271
Per capita income$47,178$26,439+$20,739
Poverty rate8.2%3.7%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.294+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%8.7%+14.0 pts
Graduate degree9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%8.1%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation68.0%72.9%−4.9 pts
Median home value$281,900$70,000+$211,900
Median gross rent$1,186$363+$823
Owner-occupied72.6%96.7%−24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%14.3%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%0.0%+30.8 pts
Average commute16.022.6−6.6
Worked from home7.5%16.5%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured10.6%7.4%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025